Trump won't rule out Hunter Biden pardon if elected
Former President Trump said Thursday that he would not rule out pardoning Hunter Biden if he wins November's election.
"I wouldn’t take it off the books. See, unlike Joe Biden, despite what they’ve done to me, where they’ve gone after me so viciously, despite what — and Hunter’s a bad boy. There’s no question about it. He’s been a bad boy," Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, was found guilty in June of lying about his use of illicit drugs when applying to purchase a gun six years ago and unlawfully possessing it thereafter, marking the first criminal conviction of a sitting president’s child.
A federal judge agreed to push back Hunter Biden’s sentencing to Dec. 4.
Hunter Biden in September pleaded guilty to all nine federal tax charges he faced, staving off his second criminal trial this year, just before it was set to begin.
President Biden has repeatedly said he would not pardon his son before leaving office.
Trump has been found guilty on 34 felony counts on state charges in New York. He is still facing federal charges in Washington, D.C., over his efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election.
Special counsel Jack Smith has pushed forward with the case despite a Supreme Court ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution over official acts, arguing Trump’s efforts to thwart the transfer of power were the unlawful actions of a private citizen, not of a president.
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