Unearthed video of Hunter Biden smiling and displaying a confident demeanor while being pressed about a possible pardon has raised questions about when his father made the decision to pardon his son. There is.
President Biden has repeatedly said throughout the year that he would not pardon his son and would not interfere in the criminal justice process. Despite this repeated position, Hunter Biden maintained a confident demeanor despite facing up to 17 years in federal prison.
A 30-second video obtained by Fox News Digital shows Hunter smiling bitterly as he leaves a restaurant in Malibu, Calif., on July 31, 2024, when asked if he was “hoping for a pardon.” It's reflected.
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Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden leave the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware, on June 7, 2024. Hunter Biden's felony firearms trial continues today with additional witnesses. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
This video was taken shortly before Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to tax evasion after being convicted of three felonies related to the illegal purchase of firearms. He was spotted leaving Cholada Thai Cuisine on Topanga Beach, just north of Los Angeles, with his longtime friend and advocate, Academy Award-winning actor and director Sean Penn.
The man filming the video asked, “Hunter, how are you doing?” To which he simply replied, “That's amazing.”
Then the man asked, “Hunter, are you expecting a pardon?” Hunter Biden did not respond, but a woman who appeared to be a Secret Service agent stepped between them and immediately broke out into a big smile.
The man then asked, “Is that something you can answer?” Biden's son continued to smile quietly as he climbed into the black car.
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Hunter Biden spends the afternoon at Malibu Farm Pier Cafe on Thursday, September 7, 2023 in Malibu, California. (Fox News Digital Image Direct)
“Listen, I'm a big fan. You fought well,” the man said, to which Hunter Biden responded, “Thank you,” waved, and the car drove away.
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On June 11, a federal judge in Delaware ordered Hunter Biden to possess a firearm despite being addicted to drugs after he falsely stated on a federal review form that he was a drug addict and told his gun dealer. He was convicted of having done so. Ahead of his tax evasion trial, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty on September 5 to three felonies and two misdemeanors for failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019. .
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After the June conviction, the president was asked if he had ruled out pardoning his son, and he replied, “Yes.” During the G7 summit in Washington, D.C., he also told reporters: “I will abide by the jury's decision. I will do that. And I will not forgive him.”
And on Sunday night, the president issued a full and complete reprimand to his son for these crimes and those he “committed or may have participated in” between January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2024. granted unconditional pardon.
Biden claimed that his son had been given “special treatment” and that “raw politics had infected this process, which led to a miscarriage of justice.”
“The charges in his case only arose after several of my political opponents in Congress attacked me and incited me to oppose my election,” he said. “It's clear that Hunter was given special treatment.”
Hunter Biden's sentencing was scheduled for December 16th.
