Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily, where he helps frame the news of the day for readers. He was previously at BuzzFeed News and holds a degree in international relations from Michigan State University.
President Joe Biden had a choice to make — on paper at least. His son Hunter was found guilty Tuesday of federal gun charges, making it the first time a sitting president’s child has been convicted of a crime. At any point, with the stroke of a pen, Biden could have made those charges go away. He could have issued a pardon that cannot be challenged in our legal system. It must have been at least an intrusive thought for the president as he awaited his only surviving son’s verdict.
He has reportedly floated the idea of pre-emptively pardoning not only his family members but also himself, providing an inoculation against any future federal charges. There’s no question that if a case against, say, Eric Trump had made it this far — not that it would make it this far during a Trump presidency — his father wouldn’t have hesitated to erase it. There are some on the right who are skeptical that Biden would really let his son face consequences if he could easily spare him.
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