A federal judge in California agreed to end a tax case against President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, once the court receives the formal pardon but questioned the president’s claim that his son was unfairly treated.
In a five-page order published on Dec. 3, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi criticized some of the “representations” contained within a statement published by the White House on Dec. 1 announcing the pardon against Hunter Biden.
Scarsi also criticized Hunter Biden for alerting the justice system to the president’s pardon by sending a link to a press release.
“Rather than providing a true and correct copy of the pardon with the notice, Mr. Biden provided a hyperlink to a White House press release presenting a statement by the President regarding the pardon and the purported text of the pardon.”…