Beau Biden

Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer and officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from Wilmington, Delaware. He was the eldest of three children from the marriage of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden. He served as the 44th Attorney General of Delaware and a Major in the Delaware Army National Guard. He was the elder brother of Hunter Biden.

Quotes

 * I'm happy to defend my dad. I don't think he needs any defensiveness. Any time the other side -- Karl Rove or folks on the far right -- are going after my father for smiling too much, you know that's a victory. My father spoke clearly to the American people about the facts, and you saw him do that for 90 minutes straight. You know, this isn't, Jake, about how much my father smiled or how many gallons of water that the congressman drank nervously on that stage. It's about talking directly to the American people about very important facts, and what you saw from my father were him articulating the vision that the president and he have to continue to build this middle class, you know, out and take this country forward. And, you know, from -- you know, I was struck by Paul Ryan by a number of fronts, you know, especially the congressman's position on Afghanistan, which I feel -- I feel very strongly about.
 * 12 October 2012 interview with Jake Tapper of ABC News


 * This was not a strong case, and a loss at trial was a distinct possibility. In recognition of the weakness of the case, the assigned prosecutor offered a plea and sentence recommendation that guaranteed the defendant would be required to register as a sex offender, participate in court-ordered sex offender rehabilitation therapy and to have no contact with the victim and any other child under the age of 16. A loss at trial would have rendered any of these restrictions impossible.
 * 3 April 2014 reported by Delaware Online about letter submitted to "The News Journal"
 * regarding Jan Jurden in 2009 only giving probation (no jail time) to Robert H. Richards IV (great-grandson of du Pont family patriarch Irenee du Pont and the son of Robert H. Richards III, a retired partner in the Richards Layton & Finger law firm) after Robert admitted to fourth-degree rape of his daughter from when she was 3 to when she was 5
 * 4th degree rape is a Class-C felony

About

 * Beau should be the one running for president, not me He was worried I would walk away He is part of me, and so is my surviving son, Hunter, and Ashley
 * 22 January 2020 by Joe Biden in interview with Jane C. Timm of NBC News