The president of the United States, Joe Biden, assured this Thursday during an interview with the television network ‘ABC News’ that he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden in case he is declared guilty in his case for illegal possession of weaponswhose The trial began last Monday.

During the interview, the journalist from the aforementioned network asked the American president If he would accept the result of the trial and if he would rule out a pardon for his son, to which Biden has answered “yes” to both. This Monday, coinciding with the start of the process, Biden conveyed love and support to Hunter, of whom he highlighted his “resilience in the face of adversity.”

Hunter is charged with three counts having been in possession of a weapon, specifically a Colt Cobra revolver, for at least eleven days after having the form for purchase was falsified in 2018 and having lied to the seller. The first of these charges accuses Hunter Biden of lying on a form from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by falsely swearing that he was not addicted to or using illegal drugs.

The second of them points out that the president’s son would have lied to the seller of the weapon about the same matter. Third charge accuses Hunter Biden of illegal gun possession while using or addicted to drugswhich is considered a federal crime.

Biden’s son also faces nine charges – to which he pleaded not guilty in January – for tax evasion in the state of California. According to the accusation, Biden’s son spent almost one and a half million dollars – 1.4 million, specifically – on federal taxes on drugs, escorts, luxury hotels, luxury vehicles or clothingamong others.