The Case for Commuting Hunter Biden’s Sentence

Ankush Khardori: “There has been speculation in Washington for months about whether Biden will pardon his son. The question raises a host of considerations — legal, political, practical and historic — that cannot be easily disentangled or reconciled. But, in the end, should he do it?”

“Particularly in the wake of Trump’s victory, Biden is on strong ground — at a minimum — to commute any sentence of imprisonment for his son Hunter before he leaves office. Not a pardon exactly, but an important show of mercy.”

“A commutation would not wipe the slate clean like a pardon. It would not suggest Hunter Biden was innocent or deserved forgiveness for his crimes, but it would spare him potentially years behind bars and avoid further pain for the Biden family.”