02 December 2024 - Joe Biden issues a "full and unconditional pardon" of his son Hunter Biden
President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden
Marshall Cohen and Betsy Klein (CNN, 01/12/2024)
President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office.
Biden’s Unpardonable Hypocrisy
Jonathan Chait (The Atlantic, 01/12/2024)
When President Joe Biden was running for a second term as president, he repeatedly ruled out granting a pardon to his son Hunter, who has pleaded guilty to tax fraud and lying on a form to purchase a gun.
Hunter Biden's pardon shows rulebook being rewritten
Anthony Zurcher (BBC, 02/12/2024)
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.
Presidents often grant controversial pardons on their final day in office but Joe Biden wouldn't wait
Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage (ABC News, 02/12/2024)
US President Joe Biden has granted his son, Hunter Biden, a full and unconditional pardon just weeks before he is due to leave office.