Former Biden Aide Says Hunter Pardon Was Done At The Wrong Time, In The Wrong Way
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"I absolutely think that Hunter deserves a pardon here, but I disagreed on the timing, the argument and sort of the rationale," Anita Dunn said.
Anita Dunn, a former senior adviser to President Joe Biden, was deeply critical of the decision to pardon his son, Hunter, saying the timing and rationale undercut the president’s longtime pledge to restore and uphold the rule of law.
“I do not agree with the way it was done, I don’t agree with the timing, and I don’t agree, frankly, with the attack on our judicial system,” Dunn said. The remarks were made earlier this month at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit, but were posted online on Wednesday.
Dunn was a longtime aide to Biden and helped lead his communications strategy in the White House. She left her role as a senior adviser in July to take a new job with a Democratic super PAC in the final months of the 2024 campaign.
Dunn did say during the summit she didn’t believe Hunter Biden — who was found guilty of illegally owning a gun and pleaded guilty to tax charges — should have gone to jail. And she said she believed the president was right to pardon him.
But she added she felt the same concerns about the timing behind the decision as many critics.
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