Rev. Jesse Jackson asks president to pardon his son

By Craig Dellimore

As President Joe Biden was pardoning his son Hunter, the Rev. Jesse Jackson wrote to him, seeking a pardon for his son, former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.

In a two-page letter to President Biden, Rev. Jesse Jackson wrote he wants to see both the president’s son and his own son to have full and absolute pardons.

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty in 2013 to using campaign money for personal expenses. He spent 30 months in prison for wire and mail fraud and tax evasion.

The letter, first reported by Politico, mentions Hunter Biden more than once, but also described Jesse Jr. ‘s years of public service and 17 years in Congress.

Reverend Jackson asked for a pardon for his former daughter-in-law and Chicago alderwoman Sandi Jackson. She was convicted along with her now former husband.

“His children — my grandchildren — would do well and find hope in seeing both their father and their mother, former Chicago Alderwoman Sandra Stevens Jackson, receive forgiveness,” wrote the civil rights leader.