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Hunter Biden smiling after being pardoned
Leaving an Arby’s in Santa Barbara, this is the first time that the son of President Joe Biden has been photographed since he was pardoned by his father. (Backgrid)
First son Hunter Biden was spotted on camera for the first time since his father pardoned him, smiling for the cameras as he picked up a fast-food order in California.
Hunter Biden was seen Wednesday afternoon in Santa Barbara sporting a T-shirt, jeans and baseball cap while picking up food from an Arby’s.
The media was heard asking Hunter Biden in a short video outside the Arby’s if he had any comment on the pardon. The first son did not respond, and instead was seen hoping into the back of an SUV while flanked by security.
The photos and video come after Biden announced Sunday evening that he would spare his son from being sentenced in a pair of separate court cases in which he was found guilty of illegally purchasing a gun and failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes. Biden cited in his statement that Hunter Biden’s convictions were politically motivated and a “miscarriage of justice.”
2 TIMES BIDEN SAID HE WOULD NOT PARDON SON HUNTER BIDEN
Hunter Biden flashes a big smile as he leaves an Arbys in Santa Barbara on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. This is the first time that the son of President Joe Biden has been photographed since he was pardoned by his father. (The Image Direct for Fox News Digital)
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden wrote in a statement. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
He went on to say: “It is clear that Hunter was treated differently. The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election. Then, a carefully negotiated plea deal, agreed to by the Department of…
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