US President Joe Biden signed the pardon for his son Hunter in two court cases, despite repeated promises not to.
„I signed a pardon for my son Hunter today,” the American leader said in a statement released Sunday by the White House press office. - From the very first day in office, I told myself that I would not interfere in the decision-making of the US Department of Justice. And I kept my word even as I watched my son be selectively and unfairly persecuted."
„The charges in his affairs were brought only after several of my political opponents in Congress provoked this to attack me and oppose my election,”, the American leader believes.
„No sane person, after learning the facts of the Hunter case, could come to any other conclusion than that he was chosen because he was my son,” says the head of administration in Washington. - And that's wrong. It was an attempt to break Hunter, who has remained sober for five and a half years despite endless attacks and selective persecution. In trying to break Hunter, they tried to break me, and there's no reason to think that's the end. Everything has a limit“.
In Delaware, Hunter Biden was charged with firearms violations. He was found guilty. In California, the son of the American leader pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
After his pardon, Hunter Biden said he intends to dedicate his life to helping people with addictions.
„I took responsibility for the mistakes made during the darkest days of my addiction. These mistakes were used to publicly humiliate and embarrass me and my family in political games. "I will never take today's pardon for granted, and I will dedicate the life I have been able to rebuild to helping those who are still sick and suffering," the Associated Press quoted him as saying.