President Trump has issued a pardon for a former business associate and close friend of Hunter Biden who told the House impeachment inquiry that the first son was selling the family “brand” to make millions from domestic and overseas clients. Mr. Trump said Tuesday that the whole prosecution was a “crime.”

Devon Archer was first indicted in 2016 for his role in defrauding a Native American tribe out of tens of millions of dollars alongside several other defendants. He was originally convicted in 2018 before a district court judge overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial. An appellate court then ruled that Mr. Archer must be sentenced for his 2018 conviction. The Supreme Court rejected his appeal in January 2024.