Liam Conner
Washington – President Biden said Thursday that he would not pardon his son, Hunter Biden, if he were convicted of criminal charges stemming from his alleged purchase of a firearm while he was a drug user.
On a interview with David Muir of ABC Newsthe president was asked if he had ruled out pardoning Hunter Biden, to which Biden responded, “Yes.”
The president also said “yes” when asked whether he would accept the verdict in Hunter Biden’s trial on gun charges that is ongoing in Delaware, regardless of the outcome.
Hunter Biden was indicted on three counts last year in connection with the purchase of a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver in October 2018, which prosecutors alleged he possessed illegally for 11 days. Two of the charges stem from allegations that he made false statements on a federal gun form about his drug use. The president’s son reportedly certified on paperwork that he was not a user of or addicted to any controlled substance, but prosecutors said he was addicted to crack cocaine when he bought and kept the gun.
Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to all charges. A trial began in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday, and prosecutors are I expected to call his last witness on Friday. The defense will then present its case and it is not yet known whether Hunter Biden will testify.
First lady Jill Biden attended the trial for several days before traveling to France to join Biden at events marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy on Thursday. She returned to Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday and was in court for Friday’s proceedings. The First Lady will travel back to France for a state visit over the weekend. Other members of Hunter Biden’s family attended the trial, including his half-sister, Ashley Biden.
In his interview with ABC News, Mr. Biden also addressed the historic conviction of former president Donald Trump by a New York jury last week. The former president, and Biden’s opponent in this year’s presidential race, was found guilty on 34 criminal charges of falsifying business records stemming from a secret payment his lawyer made to an adult film star before the 2016 election.
Biden said Trump received a “fair trial.”
“The jury spoke as it does in every case and that must be respected,” he told Muir.
The president criticized Trump’s Republican supporters, who denounced the verdict and trial as unfair and the result of a politically motivated process.
“Stop undermining the rule of law,” Biden said. “Stop undermining institutions.”
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