Anti-Trump Republican commentator Ana Navarro says President Biden should use his remaining days in office to pardon his legally embattled son, Hunter Biden.
“And this is what I’m going to tell Joe: ’Joe, since they’re talking smack about you anyways, you know what? Maybe pardon Hunter,” Ms. Navarro said on “The View” Monday. “Pardon Hunter because we, basically, America just pardoned a criminal who was convicted of felonies.”
Hunter Biden was convicted in June of three felony charges relating to a 2018 gun purchase. A jury convicted him of lying on the firearm form by saying he wasn’t using drugs at the time of purchase. He could get up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced next month.
In September, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to evading at least $1.4 million in federal income taxes. He faces a maximum of 17 years in prison and as much as $1.2 million in fines.
Ms. Nevaro, a former Republican political operative who is an outspoken Trump critic and supported Democrat Kamala Harris in last week’s presidential election, said Hunter Biden deserves a free pass the same as Mr. Trump.
“America just elected a man who pardoned Jared Kushner’s father, who set up his brother-in-law with a hooker and then sent the pictures to the sister because they were in the midst of a fight over the parents’ money,” she said. “He’s probably going to pardon some of the folks from Jan. 6, those insurrectionists. So, you know what? It’s your son. He probably wouldn’t have been prosecuted if his last name wasn’t Biden. Baby, you got two and a half months. I’m good with you pardoning Hunter.”
The White House has said there are no plans to pardon the outgoing president’s son.
“We’ve been asked that question multiple times. Our answer stands, which is no,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters last week.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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