President Joe Biden issued on Dec. 1 a full and unconditional pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, encompassing any “offenses against the United States” between Jan.1, 2014, and Dec. 1, 2024.
The turn of events came about after the president had pledged he wouldn’t use his pardoning powers for his son.
In early June, four days into Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial, Biden said he would not pardon his son if the jury convicted him. A week later, the Delaware jury found the younger Biden guilty on all charges for lying on a federal gun application.
The president again told reporters that he would not pardon or commute whatever sentence his son is given….