Aguilar, who chairs the House Democratic caucus, said he understood Biden's decision "as a father," but argued the pardon did not uphold the rule of law. Rep. Ted Lieu, who joined Aguilar in Wednesday's press conference, did not comment on the pardon.

That’s the reasoning used to justify Biden’s decision to break his promise to the American people by pardoning his son Hunter. But is his willingness to sacrifice his legacy to keep his son out of jail really the highest and best definition of parental love?

The judge who presided over the California tax fraud case against Hunter Biden called out the president for mischaracterizing and minimizing the charges against his son in the statement where he announced he was pardoning him.

U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi issued a five-page order on Tuesday, condemning the president's rationale for the full pardon for the tax and gun charges Hunter Biden was set to be sentenced over for this month.

U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi wrote that "nowhere does the Constitution give the President the authority to rewrite history."

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