On Tuesday, Hunter Biden was found guilty on all three felony charges, facing a potential 25-year prison sentence. Prosecutors demonstrated that Hunter Biden was using crack cocaine when he purchased a firearm in 2018.
Following the jury’s verdict in his son’s criminal gun trial, President Joe Biden released a statement. He avoided addressing Hunter’s gun-related offenses directly, instead highlighting his son’s struggles with addiction, perhaps to elicit sympathy.
The question now arises: If President Biden refrains from pardoning Hunter, will he consider commuting his sentence?
In his statement, Biden emphasized his respect for the judicial process and reiterated his dual role as both President and a father. He expressed pride in Hunter’s recovery from addiction and vowed to stand by his son and family. Biden also reaffirmed his previous stance, stating he would not interfere with the judicial outcome of Hunter’s case and has explicitly ruled out the possibility of a pardon for his son.
The Gateway Pundit suggested that President Joe Biden might commute Hunter Biden’s sentence. A full pardon would absolve Hunter of all legal responsibility for his crimes, whereas a commutation would merely lessen his sentence.
During a press briefing on Wednesday aboard Air Force One, en route to the G7 Summit in Italy, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was questioned about the possibility of President Biden commuting Hunter’s sentence. When a reporter inquired if the president might consider commuting his son’s sentence, Jean-Pierre avoided giving a direct response, leaving the question unanswered.
