Colorado Governor Jared Polis has accused President Biden of putting “family over country” in pardoning Hunter Biden.
“As a father, I certainly understand President Joe Biden’s understandable desire to help his son by pardoning him, but I am disappointed that he has put his family above his country,” the Democratic lawmaker said. wrote to X.
“This is a bad precedent that could be exploited by future presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation. Once you become president, your role is to serve the people’s family.” Polis continued to cite the Latin word for head of household.
“Hunter brought upon himself the legal problems he faced. One can sympathize with his struggle while at the same time acknowledging that no one who is not a president or a president’s son is above the law.” It can be done,” Polis added.
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President Joe Biden, from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Colorado Governor Jared Polis attend the National Governors Association Winter Meeting held in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on February 23rd. (Lee Vogel/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Biden’s pardon for Hunter was announced by the White House on Sunday night and comes after Hunter was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year.
The pardon applies to crimes against the United States that Hunter Biden “committed or may have committed” between January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2024.
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President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden walk through downtown Nantucket, Massachusetts on November 29. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden said in a statement. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere in the decision-making of the Department of Justice, and I kept that promise even as I watched my son be selectively and unfairly prosecuted.”
The president went on to claim that his son was “treated differently” by prosecutors.
Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden arrive to read the verdict in their criminal firearms trial on June 11 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Reuters/Hannah Baier)
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Biden went on to say that “absent any aggravating factors such as use in a crime, multiple purchases, or purchasing a weapon as a straw purchaser, people cannot be tried for felonies solely because of how they fill out a gun form.” “There is very little that can be done,” he added. “Non-criminal resolutions are typically available for people who missed paying their taxes due to severe addiction, but then repaid them with interest and penalties. It’s clear Hunter was treated differently. ”
Fox News’ Emma Colton and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
