{"id":2375843,"date":"2024-12-04T01:02:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T06:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-blanket-pardon-for-hunter-is-no-act-of-fatherly-love\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T01:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T06:05:27","slug":"bidens-blanket-pardon-for-hunter-is-no-act-of-fatherly-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-blanket-pardon-for-hunter-is-no-act-of-fatherly-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Blanket Pardon For Hunter Is No Act Of Fatherly Love"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fbidens-blanket-pardon-for-hunter-is-no-act-of-fatherly-love%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=2375843&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>on\u200b December 1,2024,President Joe Biden\u2064 issued a pardon for his son,Hunter Biden,which \u200chas sparked significant\u2064 controversy and\u2064 debate. Critics \u2064argue that the pardon was \u2063not a mere act of familial \u2062protection but\u2064 rather a strategic move \u200dto shield the Biden family&#8217;s\u200c alleged \u200dcorrupt business dealings \u200bfrom \u2063scrutiny. In his statement, President \u2063Biden claimed that Hunter was unfairly singled out due to their\u200b relationship, \u200basserting that no reasonable person could conclude or else.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter \u200bBiden \u200dfaces serious allegations, including sex trafficking, money laundering, and influence peddling, particularly during\u2064 the time he served on the board of \u200dthe Ukrainian natural gas company, Burisma, while his \u200cfather was Vice President overseeing U.S.-Ukraine policy. Although he pled guilty to tax offenses and faced\u200b gun charges,\u2062 many believe Biden&#8217;s pardon, which covers a broad \u200drange of potential \u2062offenses committed from 2014 \u200cto 2024, is designed to \u2064prevent incriminating\u200c data from being disclosed\u2064 and to\u2062 protect the family&#8217;s financial \u2063interests post-presidency.<\/p>\n<p>This pardon has \u2062been compared to former President Gerald \u200dFord&#8217;s controversial pardon of Richard\u200b Nixon,with critics pointing out its expansive nature.The \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boxer-imane-khelif-beats-another-female-opponent-to-advance-to-olympic-final\/\" title=\"Boxer Imane Khelif Beats Another Female Opponent to Advance to Olympic Final\">situation highlights ongoing debates<\/a> about nepotism and accountability, as Hunter Biden\u2019s dealings are believed to\u200b have\u200b enriched the Biden family considerably. the pardon is being viewed not just as personal protection for\u2062 Hunter, but\u2063 as a mechanism to safeguard the family\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">broader business interests\u200d amid ongoing investigations<\/a> and allegations of corruption.  <\/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>\n<p>When President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter on Sunday &mdash; breaking pledges to refrain from doing so &mdash; he tried to play it off as protecting his family. But he was really trying to protect the crooked family business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter&rsquo;s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son &mdash; and that is wrong,&rdquo; Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/12\/01\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> yesterday. &ldquo;I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Evidence <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/06\/the-hunter-biden-trial-prosecutors-tried-not-to-bring-is-more-proof-our-justice-system-is-a-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggests<\/a> the president&rsquo;s son was involved in sex trafficking, money laundering, operating as an unregistered foreign <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/23\/hunter-biden-almost-certainly-broke-foreign-lobbying-laws-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agent<\/a>, and peddling influence overseas from <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/12\/joe-bidens-classified-docs-provide-more-evidence-hunters-pay-to-play-was-a-family-affair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/27\/hunter-biden-described-client-as-chinas-chief-of-intelligence-new-text-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China<\/a>. But he only pled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/sco-weiss\/pr\/robert-hunter-biden-convicted-three-felony-tax-offenses-and-six-misdemeanor-tax-offenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guilty<\/a> to tax charges (with a maximum sentence of 17 years) and was convicted of gun charges (with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/01\/us\/politics\/hunter-biden-crimes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maximum<\/a> sentence of 25 years). When Hunter pled guilty to the tax charges, contributors for The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/19\/hunter-biden-pled-guilty-so-his-corrupt-dad-can-pardon-him-after-the-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">predicted<\/a> that Biden would pardon his son after this month&rsquo;s election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This has since come true. Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/12\/01\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pardoned<\/a> Hunter for charges &ldquo;including but not limited to&rdquo; those he faced in court, namely any &ldquo;offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024.&rdquo; The first two years of this window overlap with Biden&rsquo;s time as vice president, during which Hunter engaged in a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/12\/joe-bidens-classified-docs-provide-more-evidence-hunters-pay-to-play-was-a-family-affair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pay-to-play<\/a> scheme &mdash; involving the current president &mdash; with Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has rendered Hunter, the family broker for corrupt overseas deals, immune for his actions during the nearly 11 years from 2014 to 2024. This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1863401452275716559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">broader<\/a> pardon than President Gerald Ford gave to former President Richard Nixon, which Biden vocally <a href=\"https:\/\/millercenter.org\/president\/biden\/life-before-the-presidency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opposed<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In doing this, the president &mdash; or likely one of his handlers &mdash; is trying to keep incriminating evidence from the light of day, so the family business can continue after his presidency. Since the Bidens have shown their preference for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanluisobispo.com\/news\/local\/article291463370.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lavish<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/real-estate\/a33809100\/joe-biden-real-estate-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lifestyle<\/a>, this blanket pardon secures the family business, and in turn, the family future.<\/p>\n<h2>The Family Business<\/h2>\n<p>Hunter peddled his influence with his father to make the shady overseas deals that enriched the Bidens. Hunter <a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Whistleblower-1-Transcript_Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">underreported<\/a> at least $400,000 in payments from Burisma in 2014, according to an IRS whistleblower, and documents dated that same year &mdash; found in the president&rsquo;s unauthorized storage &mdash; discussed U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/12\/joe-bidens-classified-docs-provide-more-evidence-hunters-pay-to-play-was-a-family-affair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy assistance<\/a> to Ukraine. Burisma&rsquo;s founder <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/02\/after-hunters-pardon-its-time-to-prosecute-the-rest-of-the-biden-crime-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> that &ldquo;it costs 5 (million) to pay one Biden, and 5 (million) to another Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president was also implicated in a crooked Chinese deal. Hunter attempted to get his way by <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/22\/hunter-biden-threatened-my-father-could-hold-a-grudge-in-extortive-message-to-chinese-associate-revealed-by-whistleblower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatening<\/a> a Chinese businessman that Biden &mdash; the &ldquo;man sitting next to me&rdquo; &mdash; might &ldquo;forever hold a grudge.&rdquo; The president&rsquo;s son also <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/02\/29\/us-news\/hunter-biden-acknowledged-joe-was-the-big-guy-in-5m-china-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admitted<\/a> earlier this year that Biden was the &ldquo;big guy&rdquo; referenced in an email about a deal with a Chinese energy firm, which brought in millions for the Biden family.<\/p>\n<p>James Biden, the president&rsquo;s brother, is another prominent figure in the influence-selling scheme. He and his wife were listed on the bank account of a company that took more than <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/04\/james-bidens-role-in-the-biden-access-for-hire-operation-shows-it-was-a-family-affair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$1.3 million<\/a> from Hunter&rsquo;s company Owasco, as The Federalist previously reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chinese energy company CEFC gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/30\/hunter-biden-china-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$4.8 million<\/a> to groups controlled by James and Hunter, The Washington Post reported in 2022. As The Federalist reported, James took <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/04\/james-bidens-role-in-the-biden-access-for-hire-operation-shows-it-was-a-family-affair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$360,000<\/a> from the company. He, his wife, Sara, and Hunter spent more than $101,000 on credit cards opened by a CEFC official and Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Biden family and their associates have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/29\/investigators-subpoena-bank-records-of-hunter-james-biden-after-uncovering-20-million-in-foreign-payments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taken<\/a> more than $20 million in payments from foreign groups. As The Federalist previously reported, the foreign money reached at least <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/10\/bidens-made-millions-exchanging-political-favors-for-foreign-money-then-tried-to-cover-it-up-oversight-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nine members<\/a> of the Biden family &mdash; including James, Sara, &ldquo;at least one grandchild,&rdquo; and a &ldquo;couple of nieces and\/or nephews.&rdquo; Of course, the money also found Hunter &mdash; along with his ex-girlfriend (his brother Beau&rsquo;s widow), his ex-wife, and his current wife.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Insuring the Family Future<\/h2>\n<p>The Bidens have shown their willingness to compromise. They allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/24\/democrats-forced-joe-biden-to-drop-out-how-did-they-do-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">yielded<\/a> to threats from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this summer, withdrawing the president&rsquo;s bid for reelection after voters had already chosen him in the primary. There is no telling what other incentives were at play in this soft coup.<\/p>\n<p>After this episode, the Biden family found itself no longer invincible, likely realizing the family&rsquo;s future is not secure without further guarantees. If Hunter went to jail, it would jeopardize the entire family business model, placing the broker of these lucrative deals behind bars. With Hunter in jail, could the Bidens count on a cushy landing after the presidency, when they could no longer broker foreign deals by offering influence with the &ldquo;big guy&rdquo;? Likely not, which explains why Joe Biden used a presidential pardon to ensure the family stays in business for years to come.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-clark-county-keeps-commercial-addresses-on-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Clark County Keeps Commercial Addresses On Voter Rolls\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is originally from Central Oregon but now lives in rural Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden&#8217;s pardon of Hunter was more about family business than protection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2375844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/52263841882_ea1e7958a1_o-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,46007,34497,32528,36186],"class_list":["post-2375843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-blanket-pardon","tag-father-son-relationship","tag-hunter-biden","tag-political-critique"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/52263841882_ea1e7958a1_o-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375843","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\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375843"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375847,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375843\/revisions\/2375847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}