{"id":2375687,"date":"2024-12-02T19:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-leftists-missing-key-difference-between-bidens-pardon-of-hunter-and-trumps-of-kushner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:31:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:31:19","slug":"media-leftists-missing-key-difference-between-bidens-pardon-of-hunter-and-trumps-of-kushner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-leftists-missing-key-difference-between-bidens-pardon-of-hunter-and-trumps-of-kushner\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Leftists Missing Key Difference Between Biden&#8217;s Pardon of Hunter and Trump&#8217;s of Kushner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmedia-leftists-missing-key-difference-between-bidens-pardon-of-hunter-and-trumps-of-kushner%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=2375687&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 document discusses the contrasting pardons issued by President Joe Biden \u200bto his son, Hunter Biden, and \u2062by former President\u200c Donald Trump to Charles Kushner, the father of Trump&#8217;s son-in-law, Jared \u2064Kushner. While both pardons \u200dhave been compared in political discourse, key differences are highlighted. Charles Kushner had already served time in prison and completed\u200c his penalties for his crimes, \u200bwhile Hunter Biden&#8217;s pardon comes before he is set to face sentencing for serious tax offenses, possibly avoiding a ample\u2062 prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The text emphasizes the notable ramifications of Hunter Biden&#8217;s legal issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including multiple felony convictions related<\/a> to tax evasion and firearm possession. Critics \u200bargue \u2062that Biden&#8217;s pardon\u200d may also \u2063shield him from scrutiny regarding his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyoming-bans-gender-surgeries-puberty-blockers-for-children\/\" title=\"Wyoming prohibits gender-affirming procedures and puberty blockers for minors\">potential legal vulnerabilities<\/a>. The discussion points \u2064out the hypocrisy \u2063in drawing parallels between the two cases, asserting that Kushner paid his debt to society while Hunter Biden has not. \u2063The piece concludes by stating that comparisons of the two pardons lack merit\u2064 due to the\u2063 differing circumstances \u2064surrounding each individual.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the defenses that leftists in the media have offered for President Joe Biden&rsquo;s decision to issue a blanket pardon for his son Hunter Biden is to point to Donald Trump&rsquo;s pardon of Charles Kushner in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Kushner is the father of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jared-kushner-strongly-defends-trump-breaks-silence-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jared Kushner<\/a>, who is married to Trump&rsquo;s daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ivanka-reacts-trumps-injury-shooting-gives-heartfelt-message-tragedy-love-dad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivanka Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But there is one main difference: Charles Kushner had already served time in prison and paid all the penalties associated with his crime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/30\/trump-charles-kushner-france-ambassador\/76677177007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported that Kushner, a real estate developer, was convicted of filing &ldquo;false tax returns, retaliating against a cooperating witness, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making false statements<\/a> to the Federal Election Commission in 2005.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He was released in 2006 after serving 14 months of his two-year sentence.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefings-statements\/statement-press-secretary-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-122320\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained<\/a> his decision to pardon Kushner based on the businessman&rsquo;s &ldquo;record of reform and charity&rdquo; since. The effect of the pardon was simply to clear the crime from Kushner&rsquo;s record. The president-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-france-ambassador-charles-kushner-pardon-c3835be92b1fbd1dffcd05707cba9f52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nominated<\/a> Kushner to be ambassador to France on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s pardon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-humiliates-joe-biden-rolling-tape-7-damaging-clips-regarding-hunters-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter<\/a> has a much greater impact than Kusher&rsquo;s. Hunter Biden was set to be sentenced later this month and faced up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sco-weiss\/pr\/robert-hunter-biden-convicted-three-felony-tax-offenses-and-six-misdemeanor-tax-offenses#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20indictment%2C%20Hunter,when%20he%20filed%20false%20returns.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17 years<\/a> in prison for his tax crimes alone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrats and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-liberal-think-tank-did-chinas-bidding-on-climate-change\/\" title=\"How a Liberal Think Tank Did China\u2019s Bidding on Climate Change\">liberal media allies<\/a> keep pointing out that Donald Trump had pardoned his son-in-law&rsquo;s father in 2020 to excuse President Biden&rsquo;s unprecedented move.<\/p>\n<p>They are being dishonest.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Kushner pleaded guilty to tax evasion and other federal crimes in 2005. He&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/be0FgXZdds\">pic.twitter.com\/be0FgXZdds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ngo &#127987;&#65039;&zwj;&#127752; (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1863511395850989796?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/12\/01\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issue of clemency<\/a> covered the period from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024, which includes Hunter Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-scott-jennings-unleashes-on-the-hunter-biden-pardon-and-the-cnn-commentator-who-tried-to-defend-it\/\" title=\"Watch: Scott Jennings Unleashes on the Hunter Biden Pardon and the CNN Commentator Who Tried to Defend It\">jury-trial convictions<\/a> in June for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sco-weiss\/pr\/robert-hunter-biden-found-guilty-three-felonies-related-illegal-purchase-firearm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lying on a federal form<\/a> about his drug use when he purchased a handgun and in September for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sco-weiss\/pr\/robert-hunter-biden-convicted-three-felony-tax-offenses-and-six-misdemeanor-tax-offenses#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20indictment%2C%20Hunter,when%20he%20filed%20false%20returns.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nine charges<\/a> related to failure to pay his taxes, tax evasion and filing a false returns from 2016 through 2019 amounting to at least $1.4 million in taxes owed.<\/p>\n<p>Another crime that the Justice Department could have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/levin-doj-charging-hunter-biden-lesser-crimes-setup-go-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charged Hunter <\/a>with was a failure to register under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/experts-hunter-biden-thrown-jail-failing-register-foreign-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foreign Agents Registration Act<\/a>, given his extensive work representing the interests of entities in countries like Ukraine and China.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s worth pointing out that Hunter Biden took his reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jordan-clear-doj-let-hunter-bidens-alleged-2014-15-tax-crimes-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1 million a year<\/a> position on the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma board while his father was vice president and in charge of overseeing U.S. policy toward Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>It all reeks of corruption, not only for Hunter Biden, but also for the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-witness-impeachment-hearing-says-joe-biden-big-guy-china-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">big guy<\/a>,&rdquo; Joe Biden, himself. By pardoning Hunter, the president is also likely covering up his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-conservatives-issue-warning-minutes-hunter-biden-verdict-dont-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">potential criminal liability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So now Hunter Biden, unlike Kushner, will be serving no time, despite far more serious criminal wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>That did not stop the left-leaning news outlet Axios from comparing Biden&rsquo;s pardon of Hunter Biden to Trump&rsquo;s of Kushner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Biden is far from the only president to have issued a pardon for a family member or close ally.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald Trump pardoned Charles Kushner at the end of his first term.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Clinton issued a presidential pardon for his half-brother Roger Clinton. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jSVpCPxR5u\">https:\/\/t.co\/jSVpCPxR5u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Axios (@axios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios\/status\/1863590763109433388?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/12\/02\/hunter-biden-pardon-family-members-allies-history?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> at least noted that Kushner served time in prison, but failed to point out that Biden&rsquo;s pardon of Hunter means the first son will not.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The View&rsquo;s&rdquo; Trump-hating co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/view-co-host-sunny-hostin-reads-rare-double-legal-note-gritted-teeth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunny Hostin<\/a> also offered the example of the Kushner pardon while defending Biden&rsquo;s move.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fmr fed prosecutor Sunny Hostin cheers the pardon because she has family members with drug-related felonies and &ldquo;we have a convicted felon in the White House.&rdquo;<br \/> She calls those outraged &ldquo;hypocritical.&rdquo;<br \/> She also says Hunter shouldn&rsquo;t be charged b\/c only .09% of US population does. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qmknXayQKj\">pic.twitter.com\/qmknXayQKj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickFondacaro\/status\/1863619609636585861?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now &hellip; we have a convicted felon in the White House. Those questions [regarding pardons] should not be asked of anyone, anytime, anywhere. That is the bottom line,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Trump&rsquo;s] nominating Charles Kushner, whom he pardoned &hellip; as the ambassador to France,&rdquo; Hostin added. &ldquo;Do you know what a nice, cushy job that is, that any felon would like?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Enough with the Charles Kushner-Hunter Biden pardon comparison: It just doesn&rsquo;t hold water. 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However, a key distinction exists: Charles Kushner had already served prison time and fulfilled all penalties related to his crime. According to USA Today, he was convicted in 2005 for filing false tax returns, retaliating against a witness, and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission. He completed a 14-month sentence before being released in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Trump justified his pardon of Kushner by highlighting the latter&#8217;s subsequent charitable work and reform efforts. This action merely cleared Kushner\u2019s criminal record. 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