Biden announces presidential pardon for his son after saying he would not do so

BySimon Rousseau Posted on
Hunter Biden terá perdão presidencial por condenações judiciais em crimes federais

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, announced this Sunday (1st) that he will grant a presidential pardon to his son Hunter Biden, convicted twice this year in federal proceedings.

What happened

Biden confirmed the decision in a statement. According to the American news channel NBC News, the president justified that the processes that convicted Hunter were infected by “crude politics that led to a miscarriage of justice.” “I hope Americans understand why a father and a president would make this decision,” Biden said in part of the statement.

Pardon indicates that Hunter Biden will not be sentenced for his crimes. With this, the president’s son should not go to prison, which was a possibility. The official grant of clemency cannot be revoked by President-elect Donald Trump.

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