Legal experts suggest Hunter Biden can now invoke his right to remain silent if called to testify under oath for his actions over the past 11 years, following President Joe Biden's pardon. The pardon absolves Hunter of recent legal troubles and provides immunity for potential crimes committed between 2014 and 2024, complicating ongoing Republican-led investigations into his foreign lobbying and financial dealings.
right to remain silent if called to testify under oath for his actions over the past 11 years after President Joe Biden pardoned the first son, legal experts say.
Under the Fifth Amendment, people can refuse to answer questions if their responses might incriminate them in criminal cases. However, with all criminal liability now erased by the pardon, Hunter Biden could face contempt charges if he refuses to testify before congressional panels. The pardon undoubtedly raised the stakes for the president, whose son could be compelled to answer Republican lawmakers’ questions about his foreign business dealings, particularly those involving Ukrainian energy company Burisma and Chinese entities.
“The Court said that a pardon was a conclusive and preclusive presidential power, and that the president’s exercise of such a power is broadly immune from criminalization, investigation, or prosecution by a subsequent administration,” Goldsmith wrote, adding the high court reached this conclusion when considering the dire consequences of “an Executive Branch that cannibalizes itself, with each successive President free to prosecute his predecessors.
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