White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had repeatedly emphasized that President Joe Biden would not intervene in legal proceedings involving his son, Hunter Biden, with her words coming back to haunt her on Sunday night.
As recently as November 8, days after Donald Trump‘s election victory, Jean-Pierre categorically ruled out a pardon or clemency for the younger Biden, saying, ‘We’ve been asked that question multiple times. Our answer stands, which is “no”.’
Social media users were quick to mock Jean-Pierre’s hollow words. ‘Well, we’re all thinking it.. this didn’t age well,’ wrote one, encapsulating the feeling of many GOP supporters.
Hunter Biden was convicted in June of lying on a federal form when he purchased a gun in 2018 and swore that he wasn’t a drug user.
Just months later, he pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of a scheme to avoid paying at least $1.4 million in taxes.
Prosecutors alleged he lived …