The co-hosts of Fox News’s “The Five” on Tuesday spent a segment of the program examining the implications of and motivations behind President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, an action that has been widely panned on both sides of the political aisle.
In particular, co-host and former judge Jeanine Pirro said that it’s clear to hear the president has known all along about his son’s questionable business practices that congressional investigators have said border on the illegal and definitely involved Joe Biden and other members of his family.
The president’s pardon was not simply for the gun and tax charges for which Hunter was convicted and faced sentencing this month, but covered an 11-year span dating back to 2014.
At the time, Joe Biden was vice president and had been placed in charge of handling U.S.-Ukraine relations by President Barack Obama at a time when the country was in turmoil, while Hunter Biden began working for a Ukrainian energy firm making millions despite not having any experience in the industry.
“And some of those years encompasses the years that David Weiss, is the so-called special counsel, I think he is, allowed the statute of limitations to run in the highest earning years that Hunter Biden had, and the years it certainly involved his father and his ‘business’ dealings,” Pirro began.
“Look, they have done everything they can to try and cover up what they did. They have denied, they have lied. Joe Biden started out this presidency by saying, ‘I know nothing about my son’s businesses,’ and he’s ending his presidency by lying again and pardoning his son,” Pirro continued.
The pardon, which spans from January 1, 2014, to December 1, 2024, covers Hunter Biden’s June jury-trial convictions for lying on a federal form about his drug use when purchasing a handgun. It also includes his September conviction on nine counts related to his failure to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019.
“The bottom line here is that they’re afraid of something. They’re afraid of the Trump Justice Department being weaponized and going after Hunter for things David Weiss did not indict him for. And only Donald Trump can speak to that issue,” she said.
