Hunter Biden ‘made surprise guilty plea KNOWING Joe would let him off after pair agreed secret pardon deal months ago’
HUNTER Biden reportedly entered a surprise guilty plea in September as part of a prearranged deal with his father in order to obtain a pardon a few months later.
Despite the President’s prior pledge to remain out of his son’s legal affairs, White House sources assert that the plea and the subsequent pardon were prearranged.
Hunter is eligible for a “full and unconditional” pardon for any other offenses he committed between 2014 and this year.
Hunter Biden, 54, suffered a setback in June when a judge denied a plea agreement on federal firearms charges.
According to White House-affiliated insiders who spoke to TMZ, President Biden, 82, became upset with the choice because he felt his son was being unfairly politicized.
Hunter shocked many by entering what TMZ refers to as a “open plea” in September, admitting guilt to tax evasion charges without reaching a sentence agreement with the prosecution.
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Between 2016 and 2019, he was accused of not paying over $1.4 million in taxes.
Hunter entered a guilty plea with the knowledge that President Biden would subsequently pardon him, according to TMZ’s sources.
Despite President Biden’s public pledges that he would not get in, sources claim that the father-son team’s strategy was finalized months ago.
The President formally pardoned Hunter on Sunday, justifying his choice by saying his son was treated differently by the legal system because of his familial links.
Biden claimed in a White House statement that identical actions committed by others frequently carry less severe punishments.
Critics, however, charge that he has broken his pledge to stay out of Hunter’s legal issues.
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When Shameless Biden made his bold announcement, he said his son had been “unfairly prosecuted”.
After Hunter, a former crack addict, was found guilty of three firearm offenses in June, the departing US president declared he would not pardon him.
“I abide by the jury decision,” he declared at the time. I won’t forgive him, but I will do that.
The White House once more denied a pardon in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in last month’s US presidential election.
Timeline of Hunter s downfall
Hunting Biden has been in the news for a long time for all the wrong reasons.
The key dates from his demise are shown in the timeline below:
2014: After testing positive for cocaine use, he is released from the Navy Reserve.
2015: After the loss of his brother Beau, Hunter relapses into alcoholism.
2016: He uses crack cocaine as a result of his addiction.
2017: Following his brother’s divorce, Hunter begins dating his widow.
October 2018: He claims he was not under the influence of narcotics when he purchases a.38 caliber handgun from a Wilmington store.
2019: At a computer repair shop, Hunter leaves a laptop with “alarming” and “embarrassing” content.
2020: Hunter discloses that the Justice Department is looking into him.
September 2023: Hunter faces charges for fabricating a drug use report in relation to purchasing a firearm in 2018.
December 2023: A federal grand jury accuses Hunter of tax evasion.
Hunter was found guilty of three firearm counts in June 2024.
Hunter enters a guilty plea to federal tax evasion charges in September 2024.
Hunter is pardoned by Joe Biden in December 2024, just days before his sentencing.
On November 8, Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary, stated: We have been asked that question several times. Our response remains unchanged: no.
However, Biden used his authority to keep his youngest son out of jail just two months before he left the White House.
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden stated in a White House statement.
“From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
According to him, “raw politics has infected this process and led to a miscarriage of justice.” He continued by saying that although he had faith in the legal system, he “wrestled with” his son’s prosecution.
Hunter would have faced a potential 25-year prison term, but Biden’s pardon would spare him.
On December 16, Hunter was scheduled to receive his sentencing in a separate criminal case.
Donald Trump, who will assume the presidency in a few months, denounced his predecessor’s action as “an abuse and miscarriage of justice.”
The 78-year-old pledged to restore due process and “fix” the legal system.
After only three hours of deliberation, a 12-panel jury in Wilmington, Delaware, found Hunter guilty in June.
When he purchased a.38 Colt Cobra revolver in October 2018, prosecutors claimed he had intentionally misrepresented his drug use on a weapons form.
The court heard about his troubled childhood with drugs and his brother Beau Biden’s death in 2015 throughout the trial.
One prosecutor made the following claim during closing arguments: “The defendant knew he used crack and was addicted to crack at the relevant time period.”
For the first time in history, a US president’s child was found guilty of a crime.
This fact was used by prosecutors to emphasize that no one is above the law, a point that has since been questioned in light of Biden’s pardon.
“The law applies to everyone. Only the evidence will allow you to make a decision,” said prosecutor Leo Wise.
“The evidence was overwhelming, unsightly, and personal.
“He knew he was using drugs; that s what the evidence shows.”
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The court hearing concerning the 54-year-old’s $1 million hooker binge and his need for crack every 20 minutes comprised the “ugly” evidence.
Since the pardon was granted, Biden has been seen for the first time with peculiar facial marks.
What were the charges against Hunter Biden?
HUNTER After a plea deal with federal prosecutors fell through, Biden was arrested on three felony firearms charges in September 2023.
Hunter bought a.38 Colt Cobra revolver from a Delaware gun dealer on October 12, 2018, according to the prosecution, and he lied on the ATF weapons form by claiming he wasn’t utilizing drugs.
The accusations made against him were as follows:
- Count 1: Hunter is charged with ‘knowingly making a false and fictitious written statement’ on a form used for firearms purchases.
- Count 2: Hunter allegedly knowingly made false statements and representations to the Wilmington gun store.
- When a person buys a gun, they must fill out a form with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and confirm that they are legally allowed to buy the weapon.
- The purchaser must affirm that they have not been convicted of a felony, are not a fugitive, are in the United States legally, and are not addicted or using illegal drugs.
- Count 3: Hunter is accused of illegally possessing a gun while abusing drugs. He owned the gun for 11 days in 2018.
- Counts one and two carry a maximum prison sentence of 10 years, while the third count has a maximum of five years.
Hunter could have spent up to 25 years behind bars.
But rarely do first-time offenders get the harshest punishment.
However, Hunter’s father, departing President Biden, has now granted him a pardon.
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