White House avoids ruling out Biden commuting Hunter’s sentence

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to engage with reporters on multiple occasions Wednesday when pressed on Hunter Biden’s Tuesday conviction, including whether the president is considering commuting his son’s sentence.

Hunter Biden was found guilty on three felony gun charges Tuesday, and in a statement, President Joe Biden wrote that he would “accept” the outcome of the trial and would not pardon Hunter Biden.

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