{"id":2375595,"date":"2024-12-02T16:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officials-said-president-would-not-pardon-hunter-11-times-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T16:47:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:47:04","slug":"biden-officials-said-president-would-not-pardon-hunter-11-times-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officials-said-president-would-not-pardon-hunter-11-times-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden officials said president would not pardon Hunter 11 times &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fbiden-officials-said-president-would-not-pardon-hunter-11-times-washington-examiner%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=2375595&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>The article details the Biden management&#8217;s repeated denials regarding President Joe Biden&#8217;s \u200bpotential pardon\u200c of his son, Hunter Biden,\u200d who\u200c has \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">faced legal troubles including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-of-rochester-husband-face-new-federal-gun-charges\/\" title=\"Democrat mayor of Rochester &amp; husband face new federal gun charges\">federal gun charges<\/a><\/a> and tax evasion. Over the course of more than \u2062a year,White House officials,including Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre,have firmly stated\u2064 that \u2062the president\u2063 would not pardon Hunter \u2064on at least 11 occasions,especially\u2063 following the \u200bcollapse of a plea deal in July 2023. However, contrary to earlier \u2063assertions, President Biden issued a \u200d&#8221;full and unconditional pardon&#8221; for Hunter just weeks before sentencing hearings set for December 2023, were he faced ample prison time for multiple convictions. The\u2063 article outlines the timeline of the administration&#8217;s public statements denying any plans for a pardon, juxtaposed with \u200bHunter&#8217;s legal difficulties stemming from his admissions of false statements to a gun dealer and \u2063tax offenses.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden administration officials said president would not pardon son Hunter 11 different times<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1900965\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>For more than a year, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>, along with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House <\/a>communications team, has denied that he would pardon his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hunter Biden<\/a>, who was convicted on federal gun charges and pleaded guilty to tax evasion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a> Karine Jean-Pierre first said the president would not pardon his son on July 27, 2023 &mdash; the day after his plea deal in the tax case collapsed. Since then, there have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/the-biden-crime-family-gets-away-with-it\/?lctg=5cf29bd2cff06b3f305c43da&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20241202&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">at least 11 occasions<\/a> that the Biden administration has stood by the statement that Joe Biden would not pardon Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>But on Sunday, the president issued a &ldquo;full and unconditional pardon&rdquo; for his son regarding any offenses he &ldquo;committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The pardon comes just weeks before Hunter Biden&rsquo;s two sentencing hearings, one on Dec. 12 and the other on Dec. 16. Between all 12 counts,&nbsp;he faced a maximum of 42 years in prison. However, maximum sentences typically are not handed out for tax charges.<\/p>\n<p>A jury convicted the younger Biden in June of lying about being a drug user to a gun dealer to obtain a weapon. He also pleaded guilty to three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses for failing to pay his taxes for four years and falsifying business reductions to &ldquo;reduce the very substantial tax liability he faced as of February 2020.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden began talking with aides in June about the possibility of pardoning his son, two sources familiar with the matter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/joe-biden\/joe-biden-issue-pardon-son-hunter-biden-rcna182369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> NBC News. It was decided that they would keep the discussions public.<\/p>\n<p>Since June, Jean-Pierre and deputy White House spokesman Andrew Bates have denied the president was considering pardoning Hunter Biden on eight occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a rundown of every time a Biden administration official said the younger Biden would not be pardoned.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 27, 2023: Jean-Pierre the day after the plea deal fell apart<\/h3>\n<p>Just weeks after Hunter Biden reached a plea deal with the Justice Department, it fell apart over a dispute about whether the language of the deal granted him immunity in future charges. Jean-Pierre held a press briefing on June 27, and she was asked if there was a chance the president would pardon his son.<\/p>\n<p>She responded &ldquo;No.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sept. 15, 2023: Jean-Pierre told a reporter Joe Biden would not pardon his son<\/h3>\n<p>&ldquo;So, I&rsquo;ve answered this question before,&rdquo; Jean-Pierre said. &ldquo;It was asked of me not too long ago, a couple of weeks ago. And&nbsp;I was very clear, and I said no.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dec. 8, 2023: Jean-Pierre told a reporter Joe Biden would not pardon his son<\/h3>\n<p>&ldquo;Nothing has changed,&rdquo; Jean-Pierre said. &ldquo;That is still the case.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 6: Joe Biden interview with ABC News&rsquo;s David Muir<\/h3>\n<p>The president sat down with ABC News anchor David Muir during his son&rsquo;s gun trial and while he was still running for president. Muir had directly asked Joe Biden if he ruled out pardoning his son, to which he responded, &ldquo;Yes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 11: Joe Biden&rsquo;s written statement on the trial outcome<\/h3>\n<p>On June 11, Hunter Biden was convicted of three felony counts for lying about being a drug addict when he applied to purchase a firearm. In response, his father wrote a statement saying he would &ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;accept the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 12: Jean-Pierre affirmed Joe Biden&rsquo;s stance<\/h3>\n<p>The following day, a reporter asked Jean-Pierre if the elder Biden would still consider commuting his son&rsquo;s sentence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have not spoken to the president about this,&rdquo; Jean-Pierre said. &ldquo;And what I&rsquo;m saying is he was asked about a pardon. He was asked about &mdash; he was asked about the trial specifically. And he answered it very clearly, very forthright. As we know, the sentencing hasn&rsquo;t even been scheduled yet. I don&rsquo;t have anything beyond what the president said. He&rsquo;s been very clear about this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 13: Joe Biden at a press conference in Italy<\/h3>\n<p>During a press conference in Fasano, Italy, Joe Biden once again said he would not pardon his son.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With regard to the question regarding the family, I&rsquo;m extremely proud of my son Hunter,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;He has overcome an addiction. He is &mdash; he&rsquo;s one of the brightest, most decent men I know. And I am satisfied that &mdash; I&rsquo;m not going to do anything. I said I&rsquo;d abide by the jury decision, and I will do that. And I will not pardon him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aug. 14: Jean-Pierre during a White House press briefing<\/h3>\n<p>Even after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, he was saying he had no intention of pardoning his son. A reporter asked Jean-Pierre if he would instruct Vice President Kamala Harris not to pardon Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, that&rsquo;s a hypothetical that I &mdash; look, the president &mdash; I can speak for the president, and he said he would not pardon his son,&rdquo; Jean-Pierre said. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;m just going to leave it there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sept. 5: Jean-Pierre during a White House press briefing<\/h3>\n<p>Jean-Pierre had told a reporter that it was still a &ldquo;no&rdquo; on the president pardoning his son.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nov.7: Jean-Pierre two days after the election<\/h3>\n<p>After Donald Trump was declared the winner of the presidential election, a reporter once again asked the press secretary if Joe Biden planned to pardon Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been asked that question multiple times,&rdquo; Jean-Pierre said. &ldquo;Our answer stands, which is no.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nov. 26: Bates says the president won&rsquo;t pardon Hunter Biden<\/h3>\n<p>Just a week ago, Bates repeated to a reporter that Joe Biden&rsquo;s position on not granting his son clemency remains the same.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is he still committed to no clemency for his son Hunter?&rdquo; the reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president has spoken to this,&rdquo; Bates responded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1900965\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1900965\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden officials repeatedly stated he wouldn&#8217;t pardon Hunter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2375596,"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\/11\/Hunter-Biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,32528,12737,32603,32076],"class_list":["post-2375595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-hunter-biden","tag-pardon","tag-political-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hunter-Biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375595","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375595"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375599,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375595\/revisions\/2375599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}