Trump had previously predicted that Biden would pardon his son Hunter

Trump had previously predicted that Biden would pardon his son Hunter

President-elect Donald Trump predicted in October that President Biden would pardon his son Hunter.

Speaking to Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin on the sidelines of a campaign rally in Arizona, Trump was asked: “If you were president again, would you consider pardoning Hunter Biden in the name of unity?”

“I wouldn’t do anything that would be over in regards to Hunter. “It’s a sad situation,” Trump replied.

“I bet the father will probably pardon him. “Let’s see what happens, but he’s a bad boy, there’s no doubt about it,” Trump added.

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President-elect Donald Trump predicted on Fox News in October that President Biden would pardon his son Hunter. (Fox News)

On Sunday, President Biden accused Republicans of unfair treatment and claimed Hunter was “treated differently” by prosecutors when he announced his decision to pardon his son.

Hunter Biden was convicted of three serious weapons offenses in a trial in Delaware earlier this year and then pleaded guilty to several serious tax offenses in September.

“From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere in the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I have kept my word, even as I watched my son be selectively and unfairly prosecuted was,” the president’s statement said.

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Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden leave the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware on June 7. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“Without aggravating factors such as use in a crime, multiple purchases, or purchasing a gun as a straw purchaser, people are almost never brought to trial for a crime simply because they filled out a gun form,” he continued. “Anyone who pays their taxes late because of serious addiction but then repays them with interest and penalties will usually receive a non-criminal solution.”

Biden also recalled Hunter’s battle with substance abuse and urged Americans to “understand why a father and a president would come to this decision.”

A split between President Biden and Hunter Biden

President Biden (left) pardoned his son Hunter Biden on Sunday, December 1st. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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“An attempt was made to break Hunter – who has been sober for five and a half years, even in the face of relentless attacks and selective prosecution,” the president continued. “By trying to break Hunter, they tried to break me – and there’s no reason to think it will stop here. Enough is enough.”

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