President Joe Biden just made history — the bad kind — with Sunday night’s sweeping Thanksgiving-weekend pardon of his own son, Hunter Biden. (Talk about trying to bury a story.) The outgoing president made this all way harder than it needed to be on himself, his son, and the justice system.

President Joe Biden has issued a written statement explaining his decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden. Full written statement from President Joe Biden on his decision to pardon his son:

On Sunday, President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, ahead of the younger Biden's sentencing scheduled for this month for federal felony gun and tax convictions. Hunter Biden was convicted in June on gun and tax related charges.