{"id":2267355,"date":"2024-06-13T21:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T01:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-makes-decision-on-whether-hell-pardon-hunter-im-extremely-proud-of-my-son\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T21:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T01:22:00","slug":"watch-biden-makes-decision-on-whether-hell-pardon-hunter-im-extremely-proud-of-my-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-makes-decision-on-whether-hell-pardon-hunter-im-extremely-proud-of-my-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Biden Decides on Pardoning Hunter, Expresses Pride in Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-biden-makes-decision-on-whether-hell-pardon-hunter-im-extremely-proud-of-my-son%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2267355&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President \u2062Joe Biden\u200d has expressed his decision not to pardon \u2063his son, Hunter Biden, following Hunter\u2019s conviction on three felony charges for lying on a gun application. President Biden emphasized his pride in Hunter for overcoming \u2062addiction and praised his character, but stated\u2062 his commitment to respect the jury&#8217;s decision and the judicial process by not\u2063 pardoning him. Hunter\u2019s daughters, Maisy and Finnegan, witnessed the president\u2019s announcement during the G7 meeting in Italy. There has been speculation that \u2063the sentencing might \u200dnot include imprisonment, given Hunter&#8217;s circumstances and the nature of his offense, although no final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/member-of-oath-keepers-militia-first-to-plead-guilty-in-capitol-riot-doj-says\/\" title=\"Member Of Oath Keepers Militia First To Plead Guilty In Capitol Riot, DOJ Says\">sentencing date<\/a> has been set. This update highlights President Biden&#8217;s approach\u2064 to handling the personal challenge publicly while also respecting the legal processes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 13, 2024 at 3:59pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>President Joe Biden on Thursday repeated his decision that he would not pardon his son, Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud of my son Hunter. He has overcome an addiction. He\u2019s one of the brightest, most decent men I know,\u201d Biden said in a video clip <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/breaking911\/status\/1801351645336637605?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to social media platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I am satisfied that I\u2019m not going to do anything \u2212 I said I would abide by the jury decision. I will do that. And I will not pardon him,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BIDEN SPEAKS ON HUNTER\u2019S CONVICTION: \u201cHe\u2019s one of the brightest, most decent men I know\u2026I will not pardon him.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FenSxZLCbj\">pic.twitter.com\/FenSxZLCbj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1801351645336637605?\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After Biden\u2019s remarks, he was asked by a reporter if he would commute his son\u2019s sentence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d the president said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/06\/13\/president-biden-pardon-commute-hunter-sentence\/74088899007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/06\/13\/biden-pardon-hunter-commute-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> noted that as the president spoke during the Group of Seven meeting in Italy, two of Hunter\u2019s daughters, Maisy and Finnegan, were in the audience watching.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not answer a question about whether the president would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-can-repeat-word-15-times-row-hecklers-derail-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commute<\/a> Hunter Biden\u2019s sentence, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you voting for Trump?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Earlier this month, before Hunter Biden was convicted on three felony charges for lying on his application to buy a gun, the president was asked if he would rule out a pardon for his son. He replied \u201cYes,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/joe-biden\/biden-says-will-not-pardon-son-hunter-biden-convicted-gun-related-char-rcna155920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Asked then if he would accept the trial results, the president again said \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Biden Holds a Joint Press Conference with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BiLgGjFzcV4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a post-verdict statement <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jeffmason1\/status\/1800558446560850418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X,<\/a> the president voiced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-biden-speaks-hunters-guilty-verdict-proud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thoughts similar<\/a> to those voiced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today. So many families who have had loved ones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-releases-statement-after-son-convicted-on-all-felony-gun-charges\/\" title=\"Biden Issues Statement Following Son's Conviction on All Felony Gun Charges\">battle addiction understand<\/a> the feeling of pride seeing someone you love come out the other side and be so strong and resilient in recovery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I also said last week, I will accept the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal,\u201d the president said then.<\/p>\n<p>Although in theory the counts upon which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-conservatives-issue-warning-minutes-hunter-biden-verdict-dont-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Biden<\/a> was convicted carry a sentence of up to 25 years in prison, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hunter-biden-conviction-whats-next-7cc9bab53e4df19f46e28f131566008b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> noted that under federal guidelines, first-time offenders get lighter sentences than the maximum.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika is not bound by the guidelines, leaving the range of possibilities wide open. No sentencing date has been set.<\/p>\n<p data-content-child-index=\"0-4\">Jeffrey Brown, co-chair of Dechert LLP\u2019s enforcement and litigation practice, said prison is unlikely, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/06\/11\/hunter-biden-guilty-whats-next-six-questions-00162718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-content-child-index=\"0-5\">\u201cI think he has a lot of sympathetic factors in his favor that would argue for a non-incarceratory sentence,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n<p data-content-child-index=\"0-6\"> \u201cI\u2019d be surprised if there\u2019s a lot of precedent for people going to trial, getting convicted and sentenced to prison for this offense,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden reiterated on Thursday that he will not pardon his son, Hunter, despite his pride in him. &#8220;Hunter has overcome addiction and is one of the brightest, most decent men I know,&#8221; Biden stated in a video clip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2267356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Joe-Biden-Hunter-Biden-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2267355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Joe-Biden-Hunter-Biden-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2267355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2267356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2267355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2267355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2267355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}