- by foxnews
- 24 Mar 2026
"I'm going to place the odds that Joe Biden pardons Hunter Biden at 100%. Hunter Biden will get a pardon as a result of this decision," Cruz said during his podcast, "Verdict with Ted Cruz," in July, referring to Biden's decision this week to drop out of the presidential race.
"It will not happen till after Election Day. He's not going to do it before Election Day. But he's going to stick around. And after Election Day, I believe it is now 100% that Joe Biden will pardon Hunter," he added.
Cruz first predicted Biden would pardon Hunter in January during an episode of his podcast, putting the odds at that time at "95%."
"Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter," Biden wrote in a statement. "From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department's decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted."
The Democrat president blamed "raw politics" for the unraveling of his son's plea deal and claimed that Hunter was "treated differently" by prosecutors.
When the jury in the gun case found Hunter guilty of the three felony firearm offenses in June, Biden vowed to respect the rule of law.
Fox News' Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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