California Governor Gavin Newsom says he is “disappointed” that President Biden has repeatedly lied about not pardoning his disgraced son Hunter, and is the most high-profile critic of the widely condemned move. He became one of the leading Democratic Party members.
“Given everything the president and his family have been through, the instinct to want to protect Hunter is completely understandable.” Newsom told Politico About Mr. Biden, 82 years old, who lost two children.
“But I took the president at his word,” Newsom said of the president's repeated promises not to intervene in his son's case.
“So, of course, I am disappointed in this decision and cannot support it,” he said flatly.
Mr. Newsom has been one of Mr. Biden's staunchest supporters, remaining committed even after his dismal performance in the debates forced Democrats to replace him at the top with Vice President Kamala Harris. This accusation is especially significant because of the fact that it has continued to do so.
Newsom is also one of the most important voices for the Democratic Party, and many expect him to run for the White House in 2028.
Biden has repeatedly vowed in public that he would not pardon his eldest son, 54, who was convicted in September on federal gun charges and federal tax evasion charges earlier this year.
But late Sunday, he issued a sweeping pardon, clearing Hunter of any wrongdoing over the past decade since he joined the controversial board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
The president accused Hunter of being “selectively and unfairly prosecuted” by his Justice Department because he is the president's son, even though he has repeatedly ridiculed similar claims targeting President-elect Donald Trump. He claimed that he took the extreme action because he believed that
Special Counsel David Weiss on Monday rejected President Biden's claims that Hunter was targeted, saying despite the president's pardon, the judge in charge of Hunter's case should not abandon charges against his eldest son. he claimed.
