Biden 'confident' his son didn't break the law, White House chief of staff says

Hunter Biden's international business dealings have been under investigation since 2020, but discussion about his conduct has accelerated in recent weeks with confirmation that a laptop dropped off at a repair shop in Delaware was indeed his. Among the questions is whether he exploited his family name to make dubious or illegal business deals, and whether his father was aware of what he was doing.

The White House is letting the matter play out in the legal system without interference, and the president has had no contact with the Justice Department on the matter.

The president is confident that his family did the right thing. Hunter and his brother acted. They are private matters. They don't involve the president. They are something that no one at the White House is involved in.

Biden believes in an independent legal system and never heard the president speak in favor of the prosecution of Trump.

One reason why Joe Biden got elected was that he promised to put the decision over who got prosecuted and what away from the White House. Donald Trump and Richard Nixon both believed that prosecution decisions should be made in the Oval Office.