Jill Biden Backed Hunter Pardon After 3 Felony Convictions, Citing Fear of Trump DOJ Targeting
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Updated · CBS New York · May 29
Jill Biden Backed Hunter Pardon After 3 Felony Convictions, Citing Fear of Trump DOJ Targeting
6 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 29
Jill Biden said she supported Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter because the family feared a Trump Justice Department would target him and send him to jail.
CBS’s upcoming interview quotes her saying the process was unfair and that Hunter faced prison over a gun charge for which, she argued, no one else had gone to jail.
Hunter Biden was convicted in June 2024 on 3 felony gun charges tied to a 2018 revolver purchase while battling addiction, and later pleaded guilty to 9 tax charges.
Joe Biden had repeatedly vowed not to pardon his son before reversing course at the end of his presidency, a move that drew bipartisan criticism.
Jill Biden said Joe also pardoned several other family members because he believed they, too, could be targeted, widening the political fallout around the clemency decisions.
How can equal justice be maintained as presidents use power to protect family?