President Biden Should Not Have Pardoned His Son

President Biden has just pardoned his son Hunter Biden concerning his convictions for gun possession and tax evasion. Here is part of the President's explanation:

Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. 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. Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a weapon as a straw purchaser, people are almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form. Those who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions, but paid them back subsequently with interest and penalties, are typically given non-criminal resolutions. 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 Justice, unraveled in the court room – with a number of my political opponents in Congress taking credit for bringing political pressure on the process. Had the plea deal held, it would have been a fair, reasonable resolution of Hunter’s cases.   

President Biden is right. Hunter Biden was treated differently. 

But President Biden was wrong to pardon his son.

The facts of Hunter Biden's case today are no different than they were yesterday or, for that matter, in June 2024 when he stated, “I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him.”

Now that he has pardoned his flesh and blood, it reinforces the perception that all politicians are corrupt, self-serving, are part of the deep state and that Biden is no different from President-elect Trump (minus the criminal convictions.)

Biden's decision also detracts and overshadows Trump's own egregious decisions such as his appointment of Kash Patel as FBI Director. That is, unless, Biden will have more such decisions to follow over the course of the last 50 days of his presidency. After all, he does have presidential immunity just as Trump does.