The pardon covers offenses Hunter Biden "has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024."

Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis criticized President Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, saying it sets a “bad precedent.” Polis said late Sunday that while he understands President Biden’s position as a father to help his son,

President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon of his son for any and all crimes that he might have committed over the last decade makes for a fitting bookend to his time in the White House. A failed presidency will end with one final disgrace – though it’s quite possible that more are forthcoming.

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.

Nearly all pardons target specific allegations or charges, making Hunter Biden’s unusual. The only other precedent was President Gerald Ford’s highly controversial move in which he pardoned “all offenses against the United States” that Nixon “has committed or may have committed” over the course of his presidency.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, reversing his earlier pledge to leave the legal proceedings entirely up to the judicial system.

President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and pardon his son Hunter wasn't all that surprising to those who are familiar with the president's devotion to his family

Hunter Biden’s legal travails have cast a shadow over his father’s presidency. In June, he was convicted of lying on a gun-purchase form in 2018. He checked a box denying the

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The “full and unconditional” pardon is aimed at protecting the president’s son from future prosecution by the Trump Justice Department.