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In reply to the discussion: POTUS gonna pardon HUNTER!!! [View all]
Dennis Donovan
(29,830 posts)8. NBC News - President Biden set to issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden
NBC News - President Biden set to issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden
The president is expected to announce his decision Sunday night, according to a senior White House official.
Dec. 1, 2024, 7:16 PM EST
By Carol E. Lee and Sarah Fitzpatrick
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision.
The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Biden’s Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.
The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Biden’s gun charges conviction and guilty plea, the people with direct knowledge of the discussions said.
The senior White House official said Biden decided over this weekend to grant his son a pardon and began to inform his senior aides on Sunday.
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The president is expected to announce his decision Sunday night, according to a senior White House official.
Dec. 1, 2024, 7:16 PM EST
By Carol E. Lee and Sarah Fitzpatrick
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision.
The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Biden’s Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.
The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Biden’s gun charges conviction and guilty plea, the people with direct knowledge of the discussions said.
The senior White House official said Biden decided over this weekend to grant his son a pardon and began to inform his senior aides on Sunday.
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Also people who worked on the impeachments, J6 committee, and Jack Smith team
dalton99a
Dec 2024
#14
They did nothing wrong. Preemptively pardoning them feeds Trump's narrative that the investigation was...
LudwigPastorius
Dec 2024
#73
and Joe Biden, IS one of the most honorable men, OUTSIDE of being POTUS, EVER.
a kennedy
Dec 2024
#27
Please! Don't leave him dangling for the Trump DOJ to persecute. I get Joe's reticence but it's ok Joe!
dutch777
Dec 2024
#21
after all the people trump pardoned . he should pardon hunter . what a farce that was . cue the exploding heads .
AllaN01Bear
Dec 2024
#61