Former President Donald Trump suggested that he would consider pardoning Hunter Biden, provided Hunter’s father, the current president, does not issue a pardon first.

“I wouldn’t take it off the books,” the 78-year-old GOP candidate shared with syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt. This marked a shift from previous occasions, where Trump had sidestepped questions on whether he’d extend clemency to the 54-year-old Hunter Biden.

Explaining his position further, Trump remarked, “See, unlike Joe Biden, despite what they’ve done to me, where they’ve gone after me so viciously, despite what — and Hunter’s a bad boy. There’s no question about it. He’s been a bad boy. All you had to do is see the laptop from hell — but I happen to think it’s very bad for our country.”

Trump then reminisced about his past electoral rival, Hillary Clinton, noting that he could have pursued legal action against her if he had chosen to after the 2016 election.

“I could have gone after Hillary. I could have gotten Hillary Clinton very easily. And when they say lock her up, whenever they said ‘lock her,’ you know, they’d start, 30,000 people, ‘lock her up, lock her up.’ What did I do? I always say take it easy, just relax. We’re winning. Take it easy. Take it easy,” Trump recounted.

Continuing, he added: “I could have had her put in jail. And I decided I didn’t want to do that. I thought it would look terrible. You had the wife of the president of the United States going to jail. I thought it would be very bad if we did that. And I made sure that didn’t happen, OK? I thought it would be bad.”

Earlier this year, Hunter Biden was convicted on three federal charges related to lying about drug use while he had a firearm.

Although Hunter could face a 25-year prison term, a shorter sentence is likely due to his lack of prior criminal record.

Hunter Biden also pleaded guilty in September for failing to pay $1.4 million in federal taxes, exposing him to an additional 17-year prison term for tax evasion.

President Biden, now 81, has previously pledged he would not pardon his son. However, many believe he may reconsider and either pardon or commute Hunter’s sentence before his term ends on Jan. 20, 2025.

{Matzav.com}