WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden, the controversial eldest son of his father, President Biden, released a statement Sunday night after his father wrapped up his reelection campaign, saying, “Thank you, Mr. President. I love you, Dad.”
Hunter, 54, has been a central figure during his 81-year-old father’s presidency, appearing frequently in public with him and serving as an informal adviser, despite being a primary focus of the House impeachment investigation into allegations of corruption within the Biden family.
“All my life I have looked at my father in awe of how he was able to experience so much heartache and still give so much of what was left of himself to others — not just in the policies he enacted, but in the lives he touched,” Hunter said.
The president’s son was convicted of three felony firearms charges in Delaware on June 11. He is scheduled to stand trial for a second federal trial in Los Angeles on September 5 for allegedly failing to pay $1.4 million in federal taxes between 2016 and 2019.
“Throughout my life, I’ve watched him absorb the pain of countless ordinary Americans. He gave them his phone number so they could call him when they were suffering, when their last bit of hope seemed to be slipping out of their hands,” Hunter said.
“That unconditional love has been his guiding principle as a president and as a parent.”
The eldest son ended his statement by praising his father, who stepped down because Democrats had concerns about his intellectual ability, for his integrity throughout his years in office.
“Joe Biden is unique in public office today in that there is no separation between who Joe Biden is as a person and who Joe Biden has been as a public servant for the past 54 years. I feel so blessed to be able to tell him I love him and thank him every night, and I ask all Americans to join me to do the same tonight. Thank you, Mr. President. I love you, Dad,” Hunter added.
While the White House has said Joe Biden will not pardon his son, a Washington Post source close to the president believes Biden may ultimately pardon him before leaving office.
Hunter Biden opted out of a suspended sentence plea deal last July to seek broader immunity for past conduct, including charges of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, potentially implicating his father, who was frequently involved in overseas business ties, including during Biden’s time as vice president.
President Biden has maintained that he has “never” discussed overseas business with his son or his brother, James Biden, despite photographs, emails and witness accounts to the contrary, telling a Washington Post reporter in March that he “had no interaction with their partners.”
Evidence suggests that Joe Biden interacted with family members of two business ventures with ties to the Chinese government, as well as with officials in Kazakhstan, Mexico, Russia and Ukraine, including while he was Vice President and oversaw foreign policy toward those countries.
