White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre would not comment on whether President Joe Biden will commute Hunter Biden’s sentence, when asked by reporters on Wednesday—leaving the possibility open that the president could lessen his son’s sentence.
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Reporters said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Jean-Pierre declined to comment on whether Biden would commute his son’s sentence, though she reiterated he would not pardon him.
A presidential commutation of sentence could reduce one’s sentence totally or partially after it has begun, “but it does not change the fact of conviction, imply innocence, or remove civil disabilities that apply to the convicted person,” according to the justice department.
Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of three federal felonies for unlawfully purchasing a gun while he was addicted to drugs six years ago.