President Joe Biden will not pardon Hunter Biden if he’s convicted on federal charges, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday.

Asked during the daily briefing if the president would pardon or commute his son’s sentence if he gets convicted on the gun charges against him, Jean-Pierre told reporters he would not. It’s the first time the White House has explicitly said a potential pardon is not on the table following Hunter Biden’s indictment this week.

In her response, Jean-Pierre noted that she answered a similar question after the president’s son was first hit with a felony gun charge.

  • Astroturfed@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    8
    ·
    1 year ago

    Don’t you dare use logic and shit up in here. There’s no way a politician actively campaigning isn’t telling the full truth about everything.