[Regnum] The decision to pardon his son, made by outgoing US President Joe Biden , is a caricature of democracy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Izvestia.
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Ouch."A caricature of democracy," the diplomat said, commenting on Biden's actions.
As reported by the Regnum news agency , on December 1, Joe Biden signed a decree pardoning his son Hunter on two criminal charges and stated that this decision was made due to the unfairness and bias of the prosecution. According to Biden Sr., his step was dictated not only by family motives. He explained that he believes in justice, but politics could have interfered in the process, which led to a miscarriage of justice. Hunter became a target solely due to political pressure, the head of the White House emphasized.
After being pardoned, Hunter Biden announced his decision to dedicate his life to helping people with addictions . According to him, he has been sober for more than five years.
In June, a jury found Hunter Biden guilty in a firearms violation case. He was accused of lying about not using any illegal drugs in the month before he purchased the gun and at the time he owned it. He was allegedly struggling with drug addiction at the time of the purchase.
On all counts of the charges, the US president's son faced up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $750,000. After the court's decision, Joe Biden said he did not intend to prevent his son from being convicted and did not intend to grant him a pardon.