Joe Biden insists he will neither "pardon" nor "commute sentence" of convicted son Hunter

By bellecarter // 2024-06-18

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President Joe Biden recently said he would never pardon his son Hunter Biden, who has just been convicted of three federal gun crimes and is set to be sentenced by a judge in the coming months. He also vowed that he would not use his power to reduce any prison sentence handed down to his son. Hunter was found guilty in his federal gun trial when he lied on a mandatory gun purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. He bought a .38-caliber revolver on Oct. 12, 2018. While he has admitted to struggling with alcohol and drug abuse, his defense team claimed that he did not consider himself an addict at the time the weapon was purchased. Now, he is set to face 25 years in jail and is fined up to $750,000. (Related: Hunter Biden’s daughter testifies about father’s erratic behavior under the influence of COCAINE.) "I am satisfied that I'm not going to do anything – I said I'd abide by the jury's decision. I will do that. And I will not pardon him," the president said at a news conference during a G7 meeting in southern Italy. Asked by reporters whether he would commute his son's sentence, he replied, "No." The president, in his first comment after Hunter, expressed love for his son and vowed to "accept the verdict" handed down by the jury. "As I said last week, I am the president, but I am also a dad," the president said. "Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today. So many families who have had loved ones battle addiction understand the feeling of pride seeing someone you love come out the other side and be so strong and resilient in recovery." Hunter pleaded not guilty to two charges related to lying about his drug use on a federal background check and one for possessing a gun while addicted to or using drugs. The 54-year-old claimed he was in recovery when he purchased the gun in October 2018. The White House did not immediately rule out a potential commutation for Hunter. "As we all know, the sentencing hasn't even been scheduled yet," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One as Biden traveled to the G7 summit. "He was very clear, very upfront, obviously very definitive," Jean-Pierre said of the president's remarks about a potential pardon. But on a commutation, "I just don't have anything beyond that."

Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani

According to reports, Hunter Biden has withdrawn his lawsuit against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who released material from a laptop that spurred congressional investigations that helped convict the president's son of criminal gun charges. U.S. District Judge Jessica Clarke asked lawyers for Biden and Giuliani on June 13 whether they wanted to proceed with the case before Giuliani's bankruptcy claim is resolved or dismiss the case. Biden's lawyer Abbe Lowell and Giuliani's lawyer Joseph Sibley agreed to drop the case. Sibley said Biden was in a position of either amending his complaint to participate in the bankruptcy case or respond to Giuliani's request to dismiss the case. "He instead elected to voluntarily dismiss the case," Sibley said. "We believe he did so because his case lacks merit as outlined in our motion to dismiss and the recent criminal proceedings where the 'laptop' and/or hard drive data he refused to unequivocally admit belonged to him in our case was used to convict him as was widely reported." Meanwhile, Ted Goodman, Giuliani's spokesman said the withdrawal of the lawsuit should remind everyone that he was right about Biden's laptop. "This should serve as a reminder to people that despite the unrelenting attacks by partisan Democrats and their allies in the permanent Washington political class Mayor Rudy Giuliani's integrity and commitment to the truth is unwavering." Pictures from Biden's "laptop from hell" showed apparent drugs while text messages referred to waiting for a dealer and using drugs. The laptop's contents were widely distributed after Biden failed to retrieve it from a computer repair shop. The shop owner, John Paul Mac Isaac, gave it to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Giuliani. Biden's lawsuit alleged Giuliani tampered with the contents of the laptop and unlawfully distributed its contents. He allegedly violated the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, California's Computer Data Access and Fraud Act and California's Unfair Competition Law. Giuliani has filed a bankruptcy case under Chapter 11 to reorganize his finances. Biden could potentially refile the lawsuit after Giuliani resolves his pending bankruptcy case, reports said. Visit BidenCrimeFamily.news to read more stories regarding Hunter Biden's cases and illegal dealings. Watch the video below where InfoWars' Alex Jones tackles the conviction of Hunter Biden. This video is from the InfoWars channel on Brighteon.com.

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