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“From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department ’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” the presidentin a statement, adding, “No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son — and that is wrong.
“I have admitted and taken responsibility for my mistakes during the darkest days of my addiction — mistakes that have been exploited to publicly humiliate and shame me and my family for political sport,” the president’s son said in a statement. “In the throes of addiction, I squandered many opportunities and advantages. In recovery we can be given the opportunity to make amends where possible and rebuild our lives if we never take for granted the mercy that we have been afforded.
The prosecutions had been an embarrassing saga for the Biden family, often overshadowing the president’s time in office. The White House regularly accused Republicans of hammering Hunter Biden in retribution for the efforts to indict President-elect Donald Trump for his behaviour while in office.on Truth Social, asking if the clemency applied to any of those convicted for their roles in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol.
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