Transcript of Karine Jean-Pierre addresses President Biden pardoning his son

The fact is, when you think about how the president got to this decision, circumstances have changed. They have. And a couple of things, and I said this, I said this, on Monday as well. Republicans said they weren't going to to let up, weren't going to stop. Recently announced Trump appointees for law enforcement have said on the campaign that they they were out for retribution, and I think we should believe their words.

Right? We should believe what they say. The sentencing was coming up, as you all know. There was a sentencing coming up, and the president said this in his statement that Hunter and his family had been through enough. Enough is enough.

And he wrestled with these circumstances, these changing circumstances ultimately. And the combination of that, the president changing his mind and issuing, certainly led to the president changing his mind and and issuing this pardon.