White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday that President Joe Biden made the decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden — after repeatedly vowing not to — in part because he believed his “political opponents” would continue to prosecute him once the presidential transition was complete.

“One of the reasons the president did the pardon is because it didn’t seem like his political opponents would let go of it; it didn’t seem like they would move on,” Jean-Pierre said. “And so, this is why this president took this action.”

Jean-Pierre’s comments were the first time the White House addressed the decision, which was announced late Sunday night before Joe Biden jetted off for a trip to Angola.

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