Changed his mind about pardoning his son, eh? In a move that shocked literally nobody who knows how corrupt Washington DC is, President Joe Biden issued a pardon yesterday for his youngest son, Hunter Biden, after months of denying that he would be pardoning his son. Hunter was convicted on three felony charges earlier this year for federal gun violations, after it was found that he illegally possessed a firearm while he was using drugs, lied on his forms while purchasing a gun, and made false statements to the dealer in order to buy the gun. He also plead guilty to three felony charges and six misdemeanors related to tax evasion and filing false tax returns, and was scheduled to be sentenced in both cases later this month. Not only did the president pardon Hunter for those crimes, the pardon also dates all the way back to January 1, 2014 - when Joe Biden was Vice President, and Hunter began working for Ukrainian energy company Burisma, a position that has come under intense scrutiny and brought allegations of corruption on the part of both Joe and Hunter Biden. But now, thanks to a pardon from his pops, Hunter doesn't have to worry about being convicted for anything related to his time with Burisma, or going to prison for his convictions. Joe Biden had long denied that he would issue a pardon to his son. Back in June, after Hunter was convicted of the gun offenses, the president claimed that he respected the jury's decision: "I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him." But yesterday, in a statement announcing the pardon, Biden claimed that his son was unfairly prosecuted: “I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice.” So which one is it? Of course there's been plenty of conversation about Biden pardoning his son just months before Donald Trump takes office, and country singer John Rich hasn't held back in his opinion. Rich, who is one half of Big & Rich and has been an outspoken supporter of President Trump, took sharp aim at Biden and his son after the pardon was announced: "Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter, but Jesus won't." https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1863383284962472112 He also questioned whether there were crimes committed by Hunter Biden before 2014 that wouldn't be covered by the pardon, implying that the incoming administration should investigate and prosecute Hunter for anything they can find that is not within the timeframe of the pardon by the president: "What other crimes is Hunter guilty of that weren't covered in this pardon? Did he just start being a bad actor in 2014? I doubt it." https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1863573359843311927 And he speculated that Biden would issue a preemptive pardon for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who has come under scrutiny for his actions related to the COVID pandemic: "It wouldn't surprise me if Fauci was pre-pardoned as well." https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1863576769179062404 Of course Biden isn't the only president to issue pardons to his allies, though experts have called this the most sweeping pardon issued since President Richard Nixon was pardoned by Gerald Ford for his role in Watergate back in 1974. But again, it shouldn't come as a surprise given how corrupt Washington DC is. Anybody who didn't see this coming hasn't been paying attention.