Colorado Governor Jared Polis is accusing President Biden of “putting his family before country” with his pardon of Hunter Biden.
“While as a father I certainly understand it President Joe Biden’s natural desire to help his son by pardoning him, I am disappointed that he has put his family before country,” the Democrat wrote on X.
“This is a bad precedent that could be abused by future presidents and will unfortunately tarnish his reputation. When you become president, your role is Paterfamilias of the nation,” Polis continued, referring to a Latin term for head of the household.
“Hunter has taken the legal troubles he faced on himself, and you can sympathize with his struggle while also recognizing that no one is above the law, not a president and not the son of a president,” Polis added.
Lawmakers are sharply criticizing Biden’s decision to pardon HUNTER
President Joe Biden, from left to right, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Colorado Governor Jared Polis are seen during the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on 23 February. (Leigh Vogel/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Biden’s pardon for Hunter was announced by the White House on Sunday evening and comes after Hunter was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year.
The pardon applies to crimes against the US that Hunter Biden “committed or may have committed” from January 1, 2014 to December 1, 2024.
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President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden walk through downtown Nantucket Mass. on November 29. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
“Today I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden wrote in a statement. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Department of Justice’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I watched my son be selectively and unjustly prosecuted.”
The president further alleged that his son was “treated differently” by prosecutors.
Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden arrive in Wilmington, Del., on June 11 for the reading of the verdict in his trial on criminal weapons charges. (Reuters/Hannah Beier)
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“Without aggravating factors such as use in a crime, multiple purchases or buying a gun as a straw buyer, people are almost never tried on a crime charge solely because of the way they filled out a gun form,” Biden added. “Those who paid their taxes late due to serious addictions, but then paid them back with interest and penalties, typically receive non-criminal resolutions. It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”
Fox News’ Emma Colton and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
