President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in a controversial move on Sunday. The latter will now avoid potential prison time for gun and tax convictions. The decision is a complete reversal of the Democrat's pledge to not use his executive powers for family benefit. Biden further added that the first son was targeted and is a victim of 'selective prosecution'.
"I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice — and once I made this decision this weekend, there was no sense in delaying it further. I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision," Biden said in a statement.
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He further added that 'no reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son'.
"There has been an effort to break Hunter — who has been five and a half years sober, even in the face of unrelenting attacks and selective prosecution. In trying to break Hunter, they’ve tried to break me — and there’s no reason to believe it will stop here. Enough is enough."
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However, Hunter is not the only one Joe Biden pardoned this Thanksgiving week. Earlier this week, he pardoned two Minnesota turkeys – Blossom and Peach. In his statement then, the Democrat had referred to family being the 'beginning, the middle and the end' – something he has lived by on Sunday.
Reacting to Hunter Biden's pardon, one social media user said: "President Joe Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden, the second lucky turkey this Thanksgiving…"
"Looks like President Biden didn't only pardon two turkeys. He pardon a third turkey today," a second one added.