President Donald Trump signed a pardon on Tuesday for Devon Archer, a former business partner of Hunter Biden who testified before the House Oversight Committee regarding the Biden family’s alleged corruption.
Prior to the signing of the presidential pardon on Tuesday, White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf introduced the pardon to Trump, saying, “Devon Archer was a former business partner of the Biden family. He was prosecuted relating to a fraud investigation, but notably, the tone and tenor of that prosecution changed dramatically after he began to cooperate with congressional investigators and serve as a witness against Hunter Biden and the Biden family. We believe that was an injustice, and therefore, we’re asking you to pardon him.”
Trump said that “many people” asked him to issue a pardon for Hunter Biden’s former business associate.
“I think he was treated very unfairly,” Trump said. “And I looked at the records, studied the records, and he was. He was a victim of a crime, as far as I’m concerned. So we’re going to undo that.”
After signing the pardon, the president added, “Congratulations, Devon.”
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced in February of 2022 that Archer had been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for “defrauding a Native American tribal entity and various investment advisory clients of tens of millions of dollars.” The Daily Caller reported that while Archer had previously attempted to appeal his conviction, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal in January prior to Trump’s pardon.
In July of 2023, Archer testified before the House Oversight Committee regarding the Biden family’s connections with Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy firm. The former Hunter Biden business associate’s testimony came as House Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry into former President Joe Biden over his alleged connection with Hunter Biden’s foreign business deals, according to The Daily Caller.
According to The New York Post, Trump met with Archer at the NCAA wrestling championships on Saturday in Philadelphia, where he promised the former Hunter Biden business associate that he would pardon him.
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On Sunday, Trump told The New York Post that Archer would be “getting a full pardon.” “He was screwed by the Bidens,” Trump told the outlet. “They destroyed him like they tried to destroy a lot of people.”
After receiving Trump’s promise that he would be pardoned, Archer issued a statement expressing his gratitude toward the president.
“I am grateful to the president for recognizing that I was the victim of a convoluted lawfare effort intended to destroy and silence me,” Archer said. “Like so many people, my life was devastated by the Biden family’s selfish disregard for the truth and for the peace of mind and happiness of others.”
“The Bidens talk about justice, but they don’t mean it,” Archer added. “I am grateful that the American people are now well aware of this reality.”
