Joe Biden had repeatedly denied that he was going to pardon his son Hunter for his gun and tax evasion convictions or commute what was shaping up to be a substantive prison sentence. On the Sunday evening after Thanksgiving – at a moment when the American public’s attention was decidedly elsewhere – he announced he had changed his mind.

There's a legitimate controversy surrounding Joe Biden's pardon for Hunter Biden, but given his scandalous record, Donald Trump ought to sit this one out.

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday just days before he was scheduled to be sentenced in separate federal gun and tax cases—marking an about face for the lame-duck president. “From the day I took office,

In a stunning reversal, President Biden announced Sunday that he pardoned his son Hunter Biden who was convicted of gun and tax crimes.

Biden gave his son a “ full and unconditional pardon ” for any criminal offenses committed from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024, “including but not limited to all offenses charged or prosecuted (including any that have resulted in convictions) by Special Counsel David C. Weiss... .”

The federal investigation into Hunter Biden has been ongoing since 2020, when his father Joe Biden was elected president.

President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members.

President Joe Biden announced that he was pardoning his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing later this month for two federal cases.