Only about 2 in 10 Americans support President Joe Biden’s decision to grant a full pardon to his son Hunter, according to a new Associated Press poll released Wednesday.
After Joe Biden and his staff repeatedly said they would not pardon his son, the president announced on the very weekend after Thanksgiving that he had granted clemency, and that the president announced that he had granted clemency on the very weekend after Thanksgiving, and that the president had given a pardon to Hunter for crimes he committed or may have committed as far back as 2014. He was acquitted of all crimes. AP new vote This compares to 51% of respondents who disapproved of the president’s choice to break his promise and pardon the son of a convicted felon, while only 22% of American adults supported the president’s decision to pardon the son of a convicted felon. It shows that there is. (Related: CNN and MSNBC repeatedly reassured viewers that Biden would not spare Hunter)
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Polls show that pardons are not particularly popular among Democrats, but they approve of them at a significantly higher rate than independents or Republicans. While 38% of Democratic respondents approved of pardons, only 12% of independents and 7% of Republicans felt the same way. Notably, only 27% of Democratic respondents opposed it.
The pardon dates back to 2014, the year Hunter Biden joined the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma, even though he had no professional experience in the energy sector. Regardless, he was paid handsomely for his work. Hunter Biden’s activities at Burisma Corporation meant that Hunter Biden effectively sold access to his powerful father to foreign interests around the world, shared the proceeds with other family members, and transferred these activities to then-U.S. It is at the center of allegations that it did not properly report to the relevant authorities. .
Hunter Biden faces years of intense scrutiny over his father’s overseas business dealings and personal affairs, both during and after he served as former President Barack Obama’s vice president. and was convicted of federal gun and tax charges in California.
Joe Biden said in his book: announcement Some say his son was “selectively” and “unfairly” targeted by prosecutors, but Hunter Biden has been linked to potentially lucrative business deals with oligarchs from Ukraine, China and Romania. Some say it avoided serious Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) charges. elsewhere.
The son may be the victim of a politicized prosecution, given that Joe Biden’s Justice Department was aggressively pursuing Joe Biden’s political opponent, President-elect Donald Trump, in the run-up to the 2024 election. The president’s claim that he is, struck some observers as rich.
Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University who frequently comments on legal news in the media, said the broad language of Hunter Biden’s pardon is “virtually unprecedented” and that soon “U.S. “This is a truly breathtaking act of disrespect for our people.” After it was announced to the public.
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