The rebuke highlights how, after Biden Sr., the Biden family appears to be above the law. For years, he maintained that no one was above the law.
The judge objected to the pardon for several reasons. First, he rejected the president's claim that Hunter's tax problems were caused by alcohol and drug addiction.
“Press releases are not pardons,” Scalci wrote. “The Constitution gives the President broad powers to grant reprieves and pardons for crimes against the United States…But nowhere in the Constitution does it give the President the power to rewrite history.”
Second, Scalsi accused Joe Biden of falsely claiming that his son was “selected” for prosecution based on politics.
“The president's own attorney general and Justice Department officials oversaw the investigation that led to the indictment,” Scalci added. “In the President's assessment, this corps of federal civil servants, including the undersigned, are unreasonable people.”
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Third, the judge broke the language of the pardon that gave Hunter “from January 1, 2014 to December 1, 2024.”
Scalci said the pardon was issued before the end of December 1 and questioned whether Joe Biden has the authority to grant pardons for future crimes. But Mr. Scalsi refused to interpret the pardon that way.
The judge's order terminated the judgment in the tax case against Hunter on December 16th.
Hunter pleaded guilty to all nine tax charges in September and could have served up to 17 years in prison. Hunter was sentenced to a total of 42 years in prison for nine tax and three firearms charges.
