Its been documented through a lot of the leaks that Biden has a massive soft spot for his fuckup son, despite said son treating him like absolute shit back.

The technical term for this is called 'being a father'.

So while its morally and presidentially horrible for him to do this, its also the most human trait left in a lifelong politician like him.

I honestly thought that he'd sacrifice his son for politics. But now he doesn't have to choose.