Biden Repeatedly Said He Would Not Pardon His Son, Hunter
Hunter Biden faced sentencing in two criminal cases when his father, U.S. President Joe Biden, issued a presidential pardon in 2024.
Biden’s pardon of Hunter: A flip-flop or a lie?
Shortly before Biden issued the pardon, Hunter’s legal team issued a 50-page report titled “The Political Prosecutions of Hunter Biden.” The “white paper” included data that backed up the statements about how lying on a gun purchase form or failing to pay taxes in a timely manner usually do not result in felony charges.
What is a presidential pardon? Behind the power Biden used to pardon his son Hunter
The presidential pardon is a centuries-old practice. As questions swirl around Joe Biden pardoning Hunter Biden, here’s a look into how the practice came about.
Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency
President Joe Biden has ducked questions on his decision to break his word and pardon his son Hunter, ignoring calls for him to explain his reversal as he was making his first presidential trip to Angola.
As Hunter Biden pardon sparks backlash, experts say it can't be overturned
Hunter Biden's pardon is the latest in a long list of controversial White House immunity decisions. Still, President Joe Biden's unconditional, full absolution of his son is different in one unprecedented way: No commander-in-chief has ever granted clemency to his child,
‘My word as a Biden’: Joe damages public trust with flip-flop Hunter pardon
President Joe Biden came into office promising a return to decency and civility following the first Trump administration but left by going back on his word.
Biden pardons son Hunter: What is a presidential pardon? Who did Trump, others pardon?
No president's child has ever been charged or convicted of crimes before Hunter Biden, but other relatives of presidents have received clemency.
White House defends Biden's Hunter pardon as criticism mounts
The White House said on Monday that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in part because of concern his political opponents would continue to persecute the younger Biden in the future, as a growing chorus of Democrats and Republicans criticized his decision.
Hunter Biden’s pardon sets troubling precedent, risks politicizing Justice Department, critics say
President Biden faced mounting criticism Monday for the "sweeping" pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, with critics citing fears that it could be used by Trump to further his views of a "politicized" Justice Department and erode the role of the judiciary as an important check on executive power.
How Washington reacted to the Hunter Biden pardon: From the Politics Desk
The pardon comes after Biden repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his son’s sentence. And in his statement, Biden said he was granting the pardon because his son had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
Here are the times that Biden, the White House said they wouldn’t pardon Hunter
President Biden and the White House have emphatically insisted the president wouldn’t pardon his son, Hunter Biden. But all of that changed Sunday, when Biden announced he would indeed grant leniency on Hunter,
Hunter Biden pardon will undermine party's 'self-proclaimed authority' on rule of law: Democratic strategist
Democratic strategist Julian Epstein says President Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter, undermines "Democrats' ...
CNN's Singleton: Hunter Biden Pardon Shatters "Facade" That Democratic Party Is A Fair "Arbiter" Of Morality, Truth, Norms, Democracy
CNN's Shermichael Singleton said Monday that President Biden pardoning his son Hunter shatters the "facade" created during ...
Hunter Biden pardon fallout and strategic timing behind Syria's reignited civil war: Morning Rundown
President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden was a move by a father to protect his son that some lawmakers ...