Biden, Reversing Himself, Pardons His Son Hunter of Federal Gun, Tax Convictions
‘I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision,’ President Biden says.

President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, 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.
The Democratic president previously said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence after his convictions in the two cases in Delaware and California. The move comes weeks before Hunter Biden was set to receive his punishment after his trial conviction in the gun case and guilty plea on tax charges, and less than two months before President-elect Trump is set to return to the White House.
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