The president was asked if he would pardon his son if he's found guilty of criminal gun charges.
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would not use his executive power to pardon his son Hunter Biden, who is currently sitting in criminal trial facing felony gun charges.Hunter Biden, the president's only living son, is the first child of a U.S. sitting president to be on criminal trial. He faces three charges related to a 2018 gun purchase and possession of the gun while on narcotics.
'He was then asked if he would rule out the possibility of pardoning his son if found guilty, to which Biden again replied, 'Yes,' affirming that he would not use his executive privilege to exonerate his son.Muir and Biden also spoke about former president and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump's recent conviction, with Biden saying Trump was 'trying to undermine' the legal system, adding that Trump 'got a fair trial.
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