No chance of Biden pardoning his son, White House says

President Joe Biden will not pardon his son Hunter if he is convicted of the charges against him, the White House said on Thursday, Report informs via Politico.

Hunter Biden has been charged with two misdemeanor tax offenses and a felony gun charge. When asked during her briefing whether there was any possibility that the president would eventually pardon his son, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday replied, “No,” and declined to comment further.

The White House statement comes the day after a new challenge for Hunter Biden in his ongoing legal troubles. He has been the subject of a yearslong investigation into the failure to pay taxes in his business dealings. He was also charged last month with possession of a firearm by a person who is a known drug user over a gun he owned for 11 days in 2018, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.