White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answered pointed questions from an Associated Press reporter Friday after President Biden said multiple times that he would not pardon his son Hunter Biden.
Biden issued a statement on Dec. 1 announcing that he would waive Hunter's sentence on two federal cases involving federal taxes and felonious firearms charges and pardon his son. The pardon also covers all potential crimes that Hunter “committed or may have committed” between January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2024.
Associated Press White House correspondent Zeke Miller recounted Jean-Pierre's remarks, saying, “When asked about the president pardoning his son, he said, 'No. Probably no, no.'” .
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has repeatedly insisted that President Biden has no intention of pardoning his son. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
“I wonder if you really want to explain to us, the American people, why the information you provided turned out to be untrue,” Miller said.
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“If you look at the statement, it's pretty comprehensive,” Jean-Pierre said, referring to Biden's full statement, adding: “Things have changed.”
President Biden claimed Hunter was “selectively and unfairly prosecuted” by members of Congress. white house statement.
“No reasonable person considering the facts of Mr. Hunter's case could come to any other conclusion than that Mr. Hunter was chosen solely because he is my son. That is wrong,” Biden said. said.
In a statement regarding Hunter's pardon, Biden claimed that Hunter had been “selectively and unfairly prosecuted” by lawmakers. (Getty Images)
Miller also reminded Jean-Pierre of a promise he made when he first became White House press secretary.
“In your first press conference here as press secretary, you promised to speak 'in a transparent manner, in a truthful manner and in an honest manner,'” Miller told Jean-Pierre.
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