'I believed him when he said he wasn’t,' the House Democrat said.
FILE 0 Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., listens during a news conference Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The congressman, who serves as chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, suggested to reporters during a press conference that the president’s decision disrespected the “rule of law.”
President Biden announced his pardon of Hunter Biden on Sunday for any crimes committed since 2014, including those he was awaiting sentences for. The president previously said he would not issue a pardon. President Biden said in his announcement of the pardon he kept his word to “not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making.” But, according to the president, it was clear Hunter Biden was “treated differently.”
Hunter Biden pleaded guilty in September to tax offenses and was convicted of lying on a form to buy a gun. President Biden insists his son was singled out.
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