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possibility of Hunter Biden pardon
Hunter pleaded not guilty to two counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax on Wednesday

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White House shuts down possibility of Hunter Biden pardon

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday dismissed the possibility of President Biden issuing a pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, who is
facing ongoing legal problems related to a federal investigation.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday dismissed the possibility of
President Biden issuing a pardon for his son Hunter Biden who is facing ongoing legal ,

problems related to a federal investigation, as well as two counts of willful failure to pay
federal income tax.

"No," Jean-Pierre simply said when Fox News' Mark Meredith asked during the daily White
House press briefing whether there was any possibility Biden would end up pardoning his
son.

She interrupted an attempted following up question saying, "I just said no," before moving
on to another reporter.

WHITE HOUSE SHUTS DOWN QUESTIONS ON COLLAPSE OF HUNTER BIDEN PLEA

DEAL: ‘I DON’T HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE'

President Biden, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Hunter Biden. (Getty Images)

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden have expressed "support" for Hunter following his
not guilty pleas to the two misdemeanor tax charges in his first appearance in federal
court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday.

Hunter was expected to plead guilty to the two counts as part of a plea deal to avoid jail
time on a felony gun charge, but the deal fell apart, leading to his not guilty pleas as
prosecutors confirmed he is still under federal investigation.

The White House repeatedly shut down questions on the breakdown of the plea
agreement during Wednesday's press briefing after attempting to preemptively encourage
reporters not to ask questions related to Hunter's ongoing legal issues .

WHITE HOUSE REVEALS WHERE IT NOW STANDS ON POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF ALIENS:

‘WE DON’T KNOW'

A courtroom sketch depicts Hunter Biden in a federal courtroom in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday. (William J.
Hennessy, Jr.)

Had the plea deal gone through, Hunter would have been granted broad immunity that
would have protected him from prosecution over a wide range of alleged and potential
federal crimes, according to newly released documents.

Specifically, the legal arrangement involved both a plea agreement over the tax charges
and a related pretrial "diversion agreement" regarding a separate felony charge of
possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled
substance.

Under the diversion agreement, the government wouldn't charge Hunter with the more
serious gun charge if he pleaded guilty to the tax charges.

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A courtroom sketch depicts Hunter Biden in a federal courtroom in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday. (William J.
Hennessy, Jr.)

In the wake of the courtroom drama, Politico obtained and published the text of both
agreements that were part of Hunter's deal . Perhaps most notably, the diversion
agreement included a clause granting him broad immunity, in perpetuity, for a range of
issues scrutinized by the Justice Department during its yearslong investigation into the
first son.

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Fox News' Aaron Kliegman contributed to this report.

Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.

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