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Hunter Biden’s team issues a fiery defense ahead of sentencing, possible pardon

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A 52 -page paper titled “The political prosecutions of Hunter Biden’s lawyers criticize the foundation of the investigations into their client.

They argue that he was prosecuted for crimes that an ordinary citizen would not have been.

The document at times seems aimed directly at President Joe Biden , who has repeatedly said that he will not pardon or commute the sentences of his son.

President Biden has said several times that he would not pardon or commute Hunter Biden’s sentence.

The two sides were near a plea agreement at one point, but it fell apart in August 2023 amid scrutiny by a judge and complaints from Republicans .

Many in the Bidens ’ circle say prosecutors would never have gone after Hunter so aggressively if his father were not the president.