{"id":2269156,"date":"2024-06-16T21:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T01:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-praises-bidens-character-that-drove-him-to-make-clear-that-the-law-applies-to-everyone\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T21:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T01:27:17","slug":"jen-psaki-praises-bidens-character-that-drove-him-to-make-clear-that-the-law-applies-to-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-praises-bidens-character-that-drove-him-to-make-clear-that-the-law-applies-to-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Psaki commends Biden&#8217;s integrity, emphasizing his belief that the law is universal"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fjen-psaki-praises-bidens-character-that-drove-him-to-make-clear-that-the-law-applies-to-everyone%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=2269156&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>Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki recently spoke about\u200c President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2062 response to his son Hunter \u200bBiden&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-republican-lawmakers-who-have-backed-trump-following-his-target-letter\/\" title=\"These Republican lawmakers support Trump despite his target letter.\">legal \u2062issues<\/a>. Hunter was found guilty on three charges related to a 2018 gun purchase and\u200d could face a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-for-2018-shooting-of-mass-police-officer\/\" title=\"Man charged for 2018 shooting of Mass. police officer\">25-year prison sentence<\/a>. Despite his son&#8217;s conviction, President Biden expressed pride in Hunter, highlighting his battle with drug addiction. Psaki emphasized that President\u2063 Biden&#8217;s \u2062reaction of acceptance rather than outrage represents\u200d his commitment \u2063to uphold the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-chair-initiates-contempt-of-congress-process-for-fbi-director-wray-sets-hearing-date\/\" title=\"Oversight Chair starts Contempt of Congress for FBI Director Wray, schedules hearing.\">law impartially<\/a>, a principle deeply rooted in his character as a public servant.\u2063 She stressed that Biden\u2019s decision \u2063not to\u200c pardon his son underlines his adherence to the legal system and his resolve to\u200b protect it, \u200dreinforcing\u200d the essence\u200b of his integrity and dedication to justice.  <\/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<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jen-psaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jen Psaki<\/a> argued that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> \u201ccharacter\u201d is what made him choose to uphold the law, even after his son\u2019s guilty verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden was found guilty last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3036924\/hunter-biden-guilty-of-three-gun-felonies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>on all three charges he faced<\/a> regarding a 2018 gun purchase, and he faces a maximum sentence of up to 25 years in prison. In the wake of the ruling, the president said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hunter-biden-guilty-verdict-joe-biden-reaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he was \u201cextremely proud\u201d of his son<\/a>, noting how he had overcome a drug addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Psaki contended that Biden\u2019s reaction to his son\u2019s verdict showed \u201cacceptance\u201d instead of outrage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Joe Biden\u2019s character as a public servant is what drove him to make clear that the law applies to everyone,\u201d Psaki said. \u201cHis decision not to pardon his son is not an expression of restraint or removal in any way from what his son has gone through and is continuing to go through, but of principle. Because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">justice system<\/a> that convicted his only surviving son is the same justice system he\u2019s vowed to protect, and if that doesn\u2019t tell you who Joe Biden is, I don\u2019t really know what does.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrpsaki?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jrpsaki<\/a>: &#8220;Joe Biden&#8217;s character is what drove him to make clear that the law applies to everyone. The justice system that convicted his only surviving son is the same justice system he has vowed to protect. If that doesn&#8217;t tell you who Joe Biden is, I don&#8217;t know what does.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3cQyotDb3d\">pic.twitter.com\/3cQyotDb3d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsideWithPsaki\/status\/1802396327495520443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Psaki\u2019s statement comes after the White House avoided questions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3039458\/white-house-ruling-out-biden-commuting-hunter-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>on potentially commuting Hunter Biden\u2019s sentence<\/a>. White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> directed the press to the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-pelosi-allowed-recently-covid-positive-rep-onto-house-floor-to-vote-for-her\/\" title=\"Report: Pelosi allowed recently COVID-positive rep. onto House floor to vote for her\">previous comments<\/a> when asked about this possibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former White House communications director Kate Bedingfield has suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3037418\/biden-avoid-discussing-hunter-conviction-former-communications-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the president should avoid making additional comments about his son\u2019s ruling<\/a>, noting that Biden has been \u201cvery disciplined\u201d in not bringing attention to his son. <\/p>\n<p>In the wake of this ruling, several Democrats have suggested that this could put an end to Republicans\u2019 claims of a \u201ctwo-tiered system of justice.\u201d However, some Republicans have argued that the verdict was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3037347\/republicans-hunter-biden-verdict-illusion-equal-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>simply a smoke screen to distract<\/a> from the \u201cpolitical persecution\u201d of former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, who is running for president again this year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki stated that President Joe Biden&#8217;s decision to uphold the law, despite his son Hunter&#8217;s guilty verdict on all charges related to a 2018 gun purchase, reflects his character. Hunter faces a maximum sentence for the offenses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2269157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24140702888685-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2269156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24140702888685-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269156","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2269157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2269156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2269156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}