In response to President Joe Biden's move to grant a full pardon to his son Hunter Biden, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (New York) said the president was “an aggressive criminal for non-violent crimes.” issued a statement suggesting that amnesty should be granted to individuals who have faced “unintentional prosecution.” ”
“President Joe Biden has fought throughout his life to improve the plight of hardworking Americans living paycheck to paycheck,” Jeffries said in a statement. “Many of these people are actively prosecuted and receive harsh sentences for nonviolent crimes, and many do not have the benefit of adequate legal representation, especially in Appalachia, urban America, and the heartland. Countless lives, families and communities have been adversely affected in some parts of the world.
“In his final weeks in office, President Biden should demonstrate the high level of compassion he has consistently shown throughout his life, including toward his son, and pardon individual working-class Americans in federal prison. 'Their lives were ruined by unreasonably aggressive prosecutions for non-violent crimes,' Jeffries continued.
“This moment demands freedom and justice for all,” he concluded.
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Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (not pictured) speaks at a voting rally for New York Democratic Congressional candidate Lauren Gillen at Kennedy Memorial Park on Thursday, October 17, 2024 in Hempstead, New York. Right: President Joe Biden speaks in the White House Rose Garden on November 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Left: Adam Gray/Bloomberg, Getty Images, Right: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The president's pardon for Hunter Biden spans more than a decade.
The “full and unconditional pardon” covers “crimes against the United States that he committed or may have committed or participated in between January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2024.” There is.
Biden has faced opposition from some members of his own party.
'It's a step backwards': Democrats criticize Biden over Hunter pardon
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden watches as President Joe Biden gestures to his “Team USA” jacket on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on Friday, July 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. . (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, said in a post on It will further damage the
Colorado Governor Jared Polis said a pardon would damage the president's reputation.
Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips slams Biden after Hunter pardon, says some people are 'certainly above the law'
Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks to members of the media in the spin room after the first vice presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at CBS Broadcast Center in New York. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“As a father, I certainly understand President Joe Biden's understandable desire to help his son by pardoning him, but I also understand that he put his family above his country. “This is a bad precedent that could be exploited by future presidents and will sadly stain his reputation,” the Democratic governor said in a tweet.
