Following his unconditional pardon from dad and President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden is now facing allegations of owing over $300,000 in unpaid rent to former landlords. Shaun Maguire, a partner at the venture capital firm Sequoia, reacted to the news of the pardon on social media, alleging that the president’s son has accumulated hundreds of thousands of dollars in outstanding rent payments. So what happens to the $300k+ in back pay rent that Hunter Biden owes my family from 2019-2020? Is that pardoned now? Thanks Joe,” Maguire wrote in a post on X.
On Sunday, the president granted a “full and unconditional pardon” to his son, Hunter Biden, for any federal crimes committed or potentially committed between January 1, 2014, and December 1, 2024. Hunter has faced federal charges related to tax offenses and a case involving false statements regarding his substance abuse on a firearm background check form. Previously, Biden had stated that he would not pardon his son.
“Hunter was our tenant in Venice, CA. Didn’t pay rent for over a year. Tried to pay w/ art made from his own feces. Absolute s– bag,” Maguire wrote, adding in a follow-up post that the rent was $25,000 a month for the house, which is located on the canals in Venice, California. He added that Hunter “changed the locks and used secret service to enforce. We had no access to the property.” When asked by a social media user whether Maguire and his family attempted to evict Hunter Biden over the unpaid rent, he said the Bidens are “kind of a scary family to go after,” according to Fox Business. The outlet added: “Unpaid rent as alleged by Maguire would be a civil issue and not covered by a presidential pardon, which only applies to federal crimes.”
On Tuesday, Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, explained how Hunter might face additional charges that wouldn’t be covered by the pardon. Turley stated on “Fox & Friends” that Hunter may face charges if called to testify before Congress regarding the alleged influence peddling scheme and could be charged with perjury for making false statements. “The president clearly is hoping that he’s given [Hunter] this sweeping protection and that includes unnamed crimes, quite literally, Hunter Biden could have six heads in a duffle bag in his basement and [the pardon] would cover it as long as he committed those murders during this ten-year period,” Turley began. “This, by the way, would not protect him from state charges. But it’s a sweeping pardon that we haven’t seen really the likes of since [former] President [Richard] Nixon, it’s pretty unprecedented in that respect.”
“The problem is that Hunter could be called before Congress. Congress has committees that are still looking into the influence peddling scandal involving millions and millions of dollars,” Turley continued. “He could be called to testify, last time he did that, the House accused him of being misleading, even false in his testimony. If he commits perjury again, it’s a new crime and this pardon will not have an impact and he could face additional charges.”
