What impact will Hunter Biden’s pardon have on the judicial system and the future Trump administration?
US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday (December 1) that he had pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who was found guilty in three criminal cases.
The pardon came as the court was set to issue a ruling on Hunter Biden’s federal charges in about two weeks, and observers believed that the president’s son could be sentenced to at least 5 years and up to 25 years in prison.
Biden, who issued the pardon against his previous promises, sought to justify his controversial move, claiming in a statement that his son’s criminal cases were only filed after “several of my political opponents in Congress incited them to attack me and oppose my election.”
The US president expressed hope that the people of the country would understand the reason for the pardon, because his son’s cases have become tainted with political issues, arguing that Hunter was prosecuted only because he was the president’s son.