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Pardon his son, disappointment among Democrats over President Biden's decision

2024-12-02 22:31:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Pardon his son, disappointment among Democrats over President Biden's
Hunter and Joe Biden

After defeats in the November elections, some Democrats feel disappointed about the change of position of President Biden, who used the powers of office to pardon his son.

The presidential decision comes after several years of attacks against Donald Trump by the Democratic Party, accusing him of posing a threat to American democracy and disregarding the law.

On Sunday night, Mr. Biden used presidential authority to pardon his son, breaking previous promises and clearing Hunter Biden of any potential federal crimes he may have committed within a 10-year span.

The 82-year-old president said in a statement that the prosecution of his son on charges of tax evasion and falsification of federal documentation for gun purchases was politically motivated.

"He believes in the justice system, but he also believes that politics infected the process and led to a miscarriage of justice," White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said of President Biden's decision.

For months, spokeswoman Jean-Pierre, President Biden and other White House officials had insisted that the president's son, Hunter Biden, would not be pardoned.

The White House's reasoning was not received well by some Democrats angry that President Biden's decision would make it more difficult to face the new Republican president.

Republican Donald Trump, who returns to the White House on January 20 for a second presidential term, has argued that the indictments brought against him were the result of political use of the justice system by President Biden and the Democrats.

"This is a bad precedent that could be abused by future presidents and will unfortunately damage his reputation," Colorado Governor Jared Polis wrote on the X Network. "When you become president, your role is to be the father of the nation," the governor continued, referring to President Biden who used the role of a parent to explain the decision to pardon his son.

"Hunter was the author of his own problems with the law, and people can sympathize with his suffering, but also recognize that no one is above the law, not even the president, not even the president's son."

Arizona Democratic lawmaker Gred Stanton said on the X Network that: “This was not a politically motivated issue. Hunter broke the law and was convicted by a jury.”

Many other Democrats support President Biden's decision to pardon his son.

"Trump pardoned Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort, as well as his son-in-law's father, Charles Kushner, whom he just named ambassador to France," wrote Democrat Jon Cooper, a well-known fundraiser, on the X Network. for democratic campaigns.

"Biden was right to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, to protect him from Kash Patel's politicization of the FBI," Mr. Cooper continued. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated his confidante, Kash Patel, to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is currently headed by Christopher Wray.

First Lady Jill Biden said Monday from the White House that she supported the decision to pardon her son.

Republicans scored a three-front victory in the November election, marking Mr Trump's return to the White House and control of the House and Senate.

The sweeping presidential pardon for Mr. Hunter Biden covers not only the charges against him for falsifying gun documents and tax evasion, but also any other offense he committed, may have committed or participated in during the period from January 14, 2014 until December 1, 2024./ VOA


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