President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter on tax evasion charges on Sunday after trying to crack down on tax evasion throughout his term.
Biden's anti-inflation law included $78 billion in funding to hire 87,000 Internal Revenue Service workers as part of the package. effort Stop tax evasion and reduce taxes for wealthy taxpayers. tax disparity — The difference between what a taxpayer pays and what he should pay. Now, the lame duck commander-in-chief has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who committed some of the very same crimes that the IRS expansion was intended to curb. (Related: Exclusive: Republican AG pushes back against Biden administration's plan to expand IRS powers)
“The majority [working] “Families are paying what they are owed and are not contributing to the tax gap,” said a February 2024 White House statement touting the IRS expansion. “The days when the wealthiest households did the same are long gone.”
Hunter Biden pleaded guilty in September to six misdemeanors and three felonies after failing to pay at least $1.4 million in California taxes and filing falsified tax documents, but prosecutors They claimed that he spent much of the money on a “luxury lifestyle.” Drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties. ” Prior to his father's pardon, Hunter was sentenced to up to 17 years in prison, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for Dec. 16.
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Despite previous efforts to reduce tax evasion and son's guilty plea, Biden claimed Hunter was “selectively and unfairly prosecuted” and “selected because he: [Biden’s] son. “Meanwhile, the average sentence for individuals convicted of tax evasion in 2023 was 16 months; involved The median total amount was $358,827, far less than the minimum amount of $1.4 million that Hunter originally paid no taxes on.
Biden administration's crackdown on tax evasion Contains The policy requires Americans who collect payments of more than $600 through third-party platforms like Venmo or Cash App to report those funds to the IRS. Rather than narrowing the tax gap for high-income earners, the policy specifically targets Americans who own second jobs, small businesses, and work part-time.
Before granting the pardon, Biden and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly promised that the president would not pardon Hunter.
“I said I would defer to the jury's decision, and I will. And I will not forgive him,” Biden said during his speech. Joint press appearance Hunter Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy after a Delaware jury convicted him on three charges related to the purchase of a Colt .38 revolver.
The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
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