President Joe Biden shocked the world on Sunday evening when he pardoned his disgraced son, Hunter. This was particularly surprising, given the fact that Joe had promised many times over the years that he would not do this.

The pardon applies to any crimes that Hunter may have committed from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024. Hunter had been found guilty in a gun case back in June. Hunter was also facing trial over three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses. This was related to his failure to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes.

If Hunter thought he was out of the woods completely in the wake of this pardon, however, he was dead wrong. Special Counsel David Weiss of the U.S. Department of Justice has since filed a request to Judge Maryellen Noreika, who presided over Hunter’s gun case, asking her to deny the motion to dismiss Hunter’s indictment.

From Fox News:
“The Government does not challenge that the defendant has been the recipient of an act of mercy,” Weiss said in the filing. “That does not mean the grand jury’s decision to charge him, based on a finding of probable cause, should be wiped away because the defendant falsely claimed that the charges were the result of some improper motive or selective prosecution.”

“No court has agreed with the defendant on these baseless claims, and his request to dismiss the indictment finds no support in the law,” the special counsel added before requesting the dismissal of the indictment be denied.

Hunter Responds

Hunter’s attorney Abbe Lowell fired back by arguing that the majority of courts support a dismissal.

More from Fox News:
“The Special Counsel paradoxically claims that Mr. Biden’s notice is ‘without any legal support’ in suggesting that his pardon means that the Court should dismiss the indictment, at the same time, the Special Counsel acknowledges that ‘the majority of courts, when faced with such a decision, have chosen to dismiss an indictment,’” the defense team wrote. “The Special Counsel’s admission that this is the practice of the ‘majority of courts’ certainly provides legal support to Mr. Biden’s claim that dismissal is warranted.”

Back in June, a jury found Hunter guilty of various gun charges. These counts included making a false statement in the purchase of a gun. The second charge Hunter was found guilty of was making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed gun dealer. The jury also found Hunter guilty of possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. Hunter has an extensive history of drug and alcohol abuse.

Joe addressed this gun case as he pardoned Hunter on Sunday.

“Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a weapon as a straw purchaser, people are almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form,” the outgoing president claimed.

“Those who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions, but paid them back subsequently with interest and penalties, are typically given non-criminal resolutions,” Joe added. “It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”

The pardon of Hunter just proves that the Biden family is as crooked as they come. We applaud Special Counsel Weiss for fighting back against this pardon. Here’s hoping that Judge Noreika grants his request!

Key Takeaways: 

• Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter despite repeatedly claiming he wouldn’t do so.
• DOJ Special Counsel Weiss is asking a judge not to dismiss Hunter’s gun indictment.
• The pardon applied to any crimes Hunter potentially committed from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024.

Source: Fox News