Why Joe Biden will pardon Hunter as first son faces bleak future with father out of White House

Bob Woodward predicted that President Joe Biden would pardon his son Hunter, even though the White House has repeatedly said that would not be the case.

But questions remain about what the future holds for his first son, a former drug addict who will be sentenced next month on allegations of arms and tax evasion.

It will be just a few months before his 54-year-old father decides whether to grant him a pardon.

Referring to the news he did for his book ‘War’, Woodward said, ‘The Hunter Biden issue is tearing Joe Biden’s heart apart, and this is something he talks about with his close friends.’ he said.

He’s worried about where this will go. He said he wouldn’t forgive her. There are a few tries ahead. Frankly, I know enough about Biden that I don’t believe that. I think he’ll forgive his son,” the Washington Post journalist told the late show’s Stephen Colbert.

In June, Hunter Biden was found guilty of three felony charges related to his 2018 purchase of a handgun. Then, in September, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to nine charges in a federal tax case.

President Joe Biden has repeatedly said he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden

President Biden is said to be deeply concerned about his son and fears that Hunter could relapse into a drug addiction under pressure.

He repeatedly said that he would not forgive his son or accept his punishment.

However, Article II of the Constitution

Jeffrey Crouch, a professor at American University and an expert on the pardon process, stated that a president ‘can use his clemency power whenever he wants and as often as he wants.’

The only real consequence — if Biden chooses to grant clemency to his son — is that it becomes a stain on his legacy.

Voters may punish the Democratic Party in the voting booth next election.

‘The president may also face consequences come election season when he, or at least his political party, could be punished by voters. And the president must always keep their legacy in mind,’ he said.

Additionally, Donald Trump has not ruled out pardoning the predator if he wins a second term in the White House.

“I wouldn’t take it off the books,” he told radio host Hugh Hewitt. ‘Unlike Joe Biden, despite what he did to me, despite the way they went after me so brutally, despite the fact that Hunter was a bad boy. There is no question about this. He was a bad kid.’

Other presidents have issued controversial pardons — often in the final days of their presidency.

In 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned his predecessor, Richard Nixon, for crimes ‘he committed or may have committed’ in the Watergate scandal. This was the first preemptive pardon by a president.

In 2001, President Bill Clinton pardoned 140 people in his last term, including billionaire Marc Rich, who had been a fugitive for decades and failed to pay more than $48 million in taxes for fraud related to illegal oil deals.

This resulted in a federal investigation into donations made by Rich’s ex-wife to the Clintons. But the investigation did not find enough evidence to implicate Clinton.

Clinton also pardoned her half-brother Roger Clinton, who was convicted on drug charges.

In the last 12 hours of his presidency, Donald Trump pardoned and commuted the sentences of 144 people, including his former advisers Stephen Bannon and Roger Stone. He also pardoned Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and rapper Lil Wayne.

Hunter Biden leaves the Delaware courthouse with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, and his mother, Jill Biden, after a jury found him guilty of all three charges at his trial on gun crime charges

After the decision, President Joe Biden flew to Wilmington so he could hug his son Hunter

Joe Biden expressed regret and disappointment in his son’s legal cases.

He also said he regretted choosing Merrick Garland as Attorney General, Woodward said in his book ‘The War’ that he was angry at the prosecution of the president’s son.

Special counsel David Weiss, who brought both cases against Hunter, said the president prosecuted his son to show that no one is ‘above the law.’

Hunter Biden is scheduled to be sentenced in the Delaware Gun case on December 13 and in the California tax case on December 16.

This is a month after the 2024 elections.

Hunter expressed fears of ‘The End of America’ if Trump is re-elected president.

‘A second Donald Trump presidency is the end of America as we know it,’ President’s son said In an interview with Politico this month.

He said his biggest concern was ‘losing our democracy to a fascist minority’ and suggested he feared the electoral college’s decision that he should be elected president.

Hunter Biden also accused Trump of “lies, fear-mongering and disinformation.”

“It is easier to scare people with lies than to educate them with the truth. Faster. “It sticks to your bones,” he said.

President Biden can always pardon or reinstate his son before leaving office on January 20, 2025.

Friends of the family have questioned whether the president would keep his promise not to pardon, given concerns about Hunter’s mental state and the fact that there is essentially no political danger to him since he will not run for a second term.

In addition, Donald Trump has promised to prosecute his political enemies if he wins the election, and the predator would be the best target. A blanket pardon from President Biden would protect his son from any actions by Trump.

Jurors in the June gun-buying trial found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim about the practice by saying he wasn’t a drug user and illegally possessing the gun for 11 days.

Hunter faces up to 25 years in prison, but as a first-time offender, he won’t be near the maximum and there’s no guarantee the judge will send him to prison.

In the September tax case, Hunter faces up to 17 years in prison for crimes that include tax evasion, filing fraudulent tax returns and failure to pay taxes. The judge could also impose a fine, perhaps as hefty as $1.3 million.

In both cases, the judges were appointed by President Trump.

Hunter is a first time offender. He has been sober for years and has paid his taxes and fines, but this money was provided by a wealthy friend.

President BidenIt is known that he was upset about the situation.

Hours after Hunter was convicted in the Delaware gun case in June, President Biden flew to Wilmington to spend the night with his family before heading to the G7 summit in Italy.

He also took a few minutes on the tarmac with his son and got a full view of the cameras.