Biden insisted Hunter did ‘nothing wrong’ weeks before plea

President Biden was still publicly professing his son Hunter’s innocence as recently as six weeks ago — just before the first son ended up pleading guilty to federal tax charges as part of a deal with the Justice Department.

In a May 5 interview with MSNBC, the 80-year-old president insisted that Hunter hadn’t done anything wrong after he was asked about how the first son’s business dealings — and the subsequent federal probe into them — had impacted his presidency.

“My son has done nothing wrong. I trust him,” Biden told host Stephanie Ruhle in the rare-sit down interview. “I have faith in him and it impacts my presidency by making me feel proud of him.”

Biden was noticeably quiet Tuesday after news broke that his 53-year-old son was being slapped with tax and gun crime charges.

The president was in California on a trip that includes a series of re-election campaign fundraisers.

The first son is set to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of failing to pay federal income tax and has agreed to enroll in a pretrial diversion agreement on the felony charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user, according to a Delaware court filing.

A terse statement from the White House counsel’s office said: “The President and First Lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life.”

According to court filings, Hunter received taxable income in excess of $1.5 million in 2017 and 2018, but he failed to pay taxes those years — despite owing in excess of $100,000.

The gun charge states that Hunter had lied on a federal gun purchase form in October 2018 about his drug addiction.

The deal, made public on Tuesday, seemingly ends a five-year Justice Department probe into Biden’s son that focused on money Hunter received from overseas business interests.

“It is my understanding that the five-year investigation into Hunter is resolved,” his attorney, Christopher Clark, said. “I know Hunter believes it is important to take responsibility for these mistakes he made during a period of turmoil and addiction in his life. He looks forward to continuing his recovery and moving forward.”

Republicans, however, were quick to rip both the charges and deal.

Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the GOP chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said the younger Biden was “getting away with a slap on the wrist.”

“Let’s be clear: The Department of Justice’s charges against President Biden’s son Hunter reveals a two-tiered system of justice,” Comer said in a statement.

Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump lashed out on Truth Social, writing: “The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere ‘traffic ticket.’ Our system is BROKEN!”