After days of speculation, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that President Joe Biden will not commute his son Hunter’s sentence.
Last week, a federal jury convicted Hunter Biden of three felony counts related to his purchase of a revolver in October 2018. Prosecutors alleged that Biden lied on a form asking about his drug addiction and then illegally possessed the gun for about 11 days after the purchase. Federal law bars drug addicts from purchasing and possessing guns.
Last year, he rejected a plea deal that would have recommended probation for his “extensive” past conduct.
During Hunter’s trial, President Biden was in France to attend the Normandy landings anniversary, where he vowed not to pardon his son, regardless of the outcome of the trial.
The guilty verdict was announced just before Biden was due to depart for the G7 summit in Italy. As previously reported by Blaze News, during a press conference aboard Air Force One, Jean-Pierre dodged questions about the possibility of a commutation of his sentence.
“He and the first lady love my son and support him, and I don’t deserve anything less,” she said at the time.
At the G7 Summit, President Biden It seems they rechecked He made it clear he would not interfere with Hunter’s sentence. “I’m not going to do anything. I said I would abide by the jury’s decision. I’m going to abide by it. And I’m not going to pardon him,” he said.
Jean-Pierre explained the president’s position on commuting during a press conference on Monday, which would uphold Hunter’s conviction but reduce or revoke his sentence. RealClearPolitics’ Philip Wegman asked Jean-Pierre if Biden was “ruling out any pardon or commutation or reduction of his son’s sentence,” to which he answered in the affirmative.
“Yes, he does,” she said. New York Post.
Because this is Hunter Biden’s first conviction, he likely will not face the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. A sentencing hearing on the firearms conviction has not yet been scheduled.
Hunter Biden is facing a federal trial on $1.4 million in tax evasion charges, set to begin in September. Last year, he rejected a plea deal that would have recommended probation for “wide-ranging” past conduct, according to The Washington Post.
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