President Joe Biden and Hunter Biden during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 1, 2024. (Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
But Hunter Biden has perhaps the most to lose if his father drops out of the race, with the president’s son still facing sentencing after a conviction in a federal gun trial last month and another trial, this time on federal tax charges, later this year.
While President Biden has the ability to pardon his son in both cases – presidents can pardon prospectively, that is before someone has even been tried – he has so far indicated that he believed the first trial was fair and that he would "abide by the jury’s decision."
"I am not going to do anything," Biden told reporters last month.
Mike Howell, the executive director of the Oversight Project at the Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital that the president's son advocating for him to stay in the race was far worse than a garden variety conflict of interest.
"It's not a conflict of interest at all, it's just a pure and simple massive interest in his dad staying president so he can pardon not only Hunter, but Joe and the rest of the family for the crimes they committed, and probably Merrick Garland, too, for his role in the cover-up," Howell said.
Representatives for Hunter Biden did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.
Biden’s Camp David huddle with family members came just days after a debate performance that set off anxiety among Democratic politicians and donors, who noted the president appeared feeble and weak compared to former President Trump.
President Biden at the debate in Atlanta last week. (Getty Images)
"The decision-makers are two people – it’s the president and his wife," one of the sources said. "Anyone who doesn’t understand how deeply personal and familial this decision will be isn’t knowledgeable about the situation."
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"The only person who has ultimate influence with him is the first lady," added another. "If she decides there should be a change of course, there will be a change of course."
The Biden campaign and White House did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.
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