LIVE US politics live: White House refuses to rule out Joe Biden commuting son Hunter's sentence By Dailymail.Com Political Reporters Published: 07:58 EDT, 12 June 2024 | Updated: 14:58 EDT, 12 June 2024 e-mail 41 shares 206 View comments Advertisement Welcome to DailyMail.com's daily U.
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and around the world. President Joe Biden is heading to Italy for the G7 summit just hours after son Hunter was found guilty of three federal gun charges. The president changed his plans last minute in response to the verdict so he could greet his addict son on the tarmac in Wilmington.
Hunter, 54, is could face a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced for lying about his crack cocaine use when he bought a Colt Cobra revolver in 2018. Follow updates from our reporters in Washington D.C.
and Europe. 16:11 Breaking: White House refuses to rule out Joe Biden commuting Hunter's sentence for buying a gun while addicted to crack White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to rule out President Joe Biden commuting son Hunter's sentence for buying a gun while addicted to crack cocaine. 'I haven't spoken to the President about this since the verdict came out.
And as we all know, the sentencing hasn't even been scheduled yet,' Jean-Pierre said in a briefing with reporters. The president has previously vowed not to pardon his son. But, as president, Biden has the power to commute federal sentences.
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