After pardon
Gun case against Hunter Biden dropped
Following the presidential pardon by his father, the proceedings against Hunter Biden for making false statements when purchasing a gun have been dropped. The decision was made by the responsible federal judge Maryellen Noreika in the state of Delaware, according to court documents.
US President Joe Biden had granted his son a blanket pardon on Sunday for all federal offenses over a period of almost eleven years.
Broad criticism of paternal pardon
The decision met with widespread criticism, particularly from Republicans. Within the Democratic Party, reactions remained largely reserved, but there was also some opposition. Democratic Senator Michael Bennet, for example, stated on Platform X that Biden's pardon put "personal interests above his duty" and "further undermines Americans' trust in a justice system that treats everyone fairly and equally".
Biden remains silent in Angola
President Biden, who is currently on a visit to Angola in Africa, has not yet commented personally on the issue. His spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre defended the decision, stating that Hunter Biden had been targeted primarily because of his prominent surname.
The 54-year-old son of the president had been involved in two criminal proceedings: Tax offenses, to which he pleaded guilty, and false statements in a gun purchase, for which he has already been convicted. The investigations led to numerous intimate details of his private life being made public.
Extensive pardon
The sentence for both proceedings was originally due to be announced in December. Although Hunter Biden was theoretically facing a long prison sentence, this was considered unlikely due to his lack of previous convictions.
The far-reaching pardon now protects him from ever being charged with possible federal offenses from the past decade. It goes far beyond the specific charges he was previously charged with and includes all "offenses against the United States" that he "may have committed or participated in" between January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2024.
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