"The truth is the people that the president can help right now do not have him as a father, but he could protect a lot of other families," said DaMareo Cooper, co-executive director of Popular Democracy, in an interview.
"Biden points to Hunter's recovery from addiction to argue that his son deserves another chance. DaMareo said thousands of other families feel the same way about their loved ones serving long sentences in federal prison for drug-related crimes or marred by a criminal record."
"This could be his one standup moment," DaMareo said. In addition to pardoning his son, advocates urge the president to show compassion for thousands seeking clemency.
"Despite howls from frustrated fellow Democrats, Biden said he reneged on his pledge not to pardon Hunter because, as a father, he could not allow his son's future to be compromised by a politically motivated prosecution."
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