The White House has issued an official response in the wake of the controversial Hunter Biden plea deal that resulted in the First Son receiving zero jail time for a number of criminal offenses.
“The President and first lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. We will have no further comment,” White House spokesperson Ian Sams said.
That’s it. That’s the response.
From Fox News:
Fox News confirmed that the president’s son will plead guilty to two counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax. Hunter Biden also agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement regarding a separate charge of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.
“The President and first lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. We will have no further comment,” White House spokesperson Ian Sams said.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David C. Weiss said, according to the tax information, Hunter Biden “received taxable income in excess of $1,500,000 annually in calendar years 2017 and 2018.”
More over at Fox News:
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