Biden reiterates that he is “proud” of his son Hunter and will not pardon him

The president of United States, Joe Bidenreiterated this Thursday that he is “proud” of his son Hunter Biden and reaffirmed that he will not use his power to pardon him when he is sentenced for the charges against him for the illegal purchase and possession of a firearm, of which he has already been found guilty.

“I am extremely proud of my son Hunter. He has overcome an addiction. He is one of the brightest and most decent men I know.“Biden said at a press conference with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy.

The president reiterated that he respects the decision made on the 11th of this month by a jury in Wilmington (Delaware) that declared him guilty of the charges against him and now a judge must set the date of the court hearing in which the sentence will be handed down. .

Biden reiterated this Thursday that he will not pardon his son, as he had recently said in an interview with ABC. “I have said that I will abide by the jury’s decision. I’ll do that. And I will not pardon him”, he reaffirmed this Thursday before the media.

Hunter could face a maximum sentence of up to 25 years in prison for the crimes of which he was convicted, although the sentence is usually lower for those who, as in this case, have no criminal record.

Under the US Constitution, the president can grant a pardon to those who have been convicted of a crime, although Biden has already stated that he will not resort to that power.

Specifically, in an interview this month with the ABC network, the president responded with a brief “Yeah” when asked if he had ruled out the possibility of pardoning his son.

Hunter Biden was accused of having purchased a 38-caliber Colt Cobra revolver in 2018, lying by stating that he was not using drugs, despite later admitting that at that time he was fighting his crack addiction.

The president’s son, 54, has publicly acknowledged that for decades he has struggled with alcohol and drug addiction, which was worsened after the death of his brother Beau in 2015 from a brain tumor.

At the time he bought the gun, he was immersed in a spiral of depression after having divorced Kathleen Buhle, with whom he had three children, and, in addition, he was going through a particularly difficult time due to his addiction to crack, according to what he himself said. in his memoirs ‘Beautiful Things’, published in 2021.