The White House is not ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden, the president's son who was convicted on three federal gun crimes.
The White House is not ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden, the president's son who was convicted on three federal gun crimes.
"As we all know, the sentencing hasn't even been scheduled yet," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday on Air Force One as PresidentShe said she has not spoken to the president about the issue since the verdict was delivered on Tuesday.President Joe Biden talks with his son Hunter Biden as he arrives Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware on June 11.
The three counts carry up to 25 years in prison. But whether the president's son actually serves any time behind bars will be up to US District Judge Maryellen Noreika. The judge, who was nominated to the bench by former Republican President Donald Trump, didn't immediately set a date for sentencing.
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