It's over and done with: President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden of any crimes he could possibly be charged with from his past actions, as well as granting him clemency from the two convictions he already faced.
All that's left now is to point out the fact that he and his mouthpiece, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, lied to the American people numerous times and said he wouldn't pardon his son--both when he was trying to get re-elected and after he stepped down as the Democrat nominee in 2024.
Jean-Pierre said as far back as July to Fox News reporter Mark Meredith that no pardon would happen.
At the time, the question was hypothetical, but when Hunter was indicted a few weeks later, she doubled down.
"So I've answered this question before. It was asked of me not too long ago — a couple of weeks ago — and I was very clear, and I said no," Jean-Pierre responded.
When nine counts of tax evasion came down from the DOJ, she got a little more vague.
"I mean, the president has said this before, and he will continue to say, which is that he loves his son and supports him as he continues to rebuild his life. And I'm going to be really careful to not comment on this and refer to Department of Justice or my colleagues at the White House counsel. But that's what I'm going to – I'm not going to go beyond telling you all what the president has said over and over again. He's proud of his son, and he is building his life back," Jean-Pierre said.
Going back to June, Biden said in his own words that he wouldn't pardon Hunter and would accept the federal gun trial against him.
Following up, Jean-Pierre said, "Yeah, so, look, as I stated at the top, I don’t have anything to say beyond — to your first question — beyond what the President’s statement was yesterday. He has been very clear. We’ve been very clear. You know, he — he loves his son. And he and the First Lady love their son, and they support their son. I just don’t have anything — certainly anything beyond that."
At the time, Biden was trying to get re-elected and didn't want it to look like he was trying to subvert justice.
In all likelihood, even if he did stay in the race and get re-elected, though, he would have pardoned Hunter anyway.
Hunter was set up on those charges to get the heat off his dad's alleged bribery and payoffs from foreign entities. He was clearly told to let the process play out and that he'd get pardoned at some point.
After all, Hunter knows exactly what his dad did, and could spill the beans if Dad let him hang out to dry.
As the Bidens fade into obscurity, will anyone even remember what the laptop and other witnesses like Tony Bobulinski say he did to the country he claims to have spent half a century serving?
