The president also told ABC News that, regardless of the verdict, he would accept the outcome of the trial, which began this week.
  • DaddleDew@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    7 months ago

    He acknowledges that no matter how strong the love for his son is to him, his integrity as the president is more important.

    Stark contrast with Trump who believes that nothing is more important than himself.

    • Liome@pawb.socialEnglish
      36·
      7 months ago

      Tbf, he would be stupid if he said anything else with elections looming. He might still pardon him after elections, or even when his second term draws to an end.

        • Liome@pawb.socialEnglish
          21·
          7 months ago

          Is everyone in America braindead when talking about politics, or did you just lower to base Trump supporter level assuming I was one?

          I only said that he might not be honest. Politician, especially just before elections, is the very anti-thesis of honesty. Just because he said something is not point of praise.
          Doesn’t automatically mean I want you to elect brain rot to office, lol.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    21·
    7 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Biden made his brief statements on his son’s historic trial in an interview with ABC News anchor David Muir in Normandy, where Biden and other dignitaries were taking part in a service to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a turning point for the Allied forces in World War II.

    Asked if he would rule out a pardon for his son, who’s facing three federal gun-related charges in court in Delaware, Biden answered simply, “Yes.”

    Asked if he would accept the outcome of the jury trial, a first for an offspring of a sitting president, he again replied, “Yes.”

    “I’ve been very clear; the president is not going to pardon his son,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters in December.

    In a statement when the trial started Monday, Biden said: “As the President, I don’t and won’t comment on pending federal cases, but as a Dad, I have boundless love for my son, confidence in him, and respect for his strength.

    In the ABC interview, Biden also took aim at former President Donald Trump for refusing to accept a New York jury finding him guilty of 34 charges of falsifying business records last month, and calling the case “rigged.”

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