US President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, accused of tax evasion and violations in the acquisition of weapons in order to protect him from further persecution of political opponents. This was stated by the press secretary of the White House Karin Jean-Pierre.
The White House spokesman noted that this is not the first time when the US president pardoned the family member, recalling that former President Bill Clinton pardoned his half -brother Roger Clinton, and the elected President Donald Trump – the father -in -law of his daughter Charles Kushner. < /p>
“One of the reasons why the president made such a decision was that his political opponents seem to not get away from this. They will continue to pursue his son. He also believes in it,” she said.
The president believes that his son has become a target for political reasons, ”Karin Jean -Pierre said.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden contrary to this promise pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who is accused of tax evasion and violations of laws regarding the possession of weapons.
Hunter Biden is accused of tax evasion
The office of the special prosecutor David Weiss, appointed by the US Department of Justice to investigate the charges against Hunter Biden, accuses the president’s son of tax evasion in the amount of $ 1.4 million in California.
The son of US President Hunter Biden is charged with nine points related to taxes.
In addition, Biden’s son is accused of spending money on luxurious cars, drugs and women of light behavior in elite hotels instead of paying taxes in time.
Republicans in the US Congress criticize Hunter Biden to use their father’s political position to profit from foreign business ties, and the Ministry of Justice for the unlawful slowdown of tax crimes investigations against 54-year-old Biden Jr. Biden, in turn, rejected all the accusations against him.
The son of US President Hunter Biden on June 11 was found by juried guilty of all three points of prosecution in the case of violations in the storage of weapons.
This decision was the first case when the closest relative of the head of state was found guilty of committing a crime during his father’s stay as president.