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,
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.
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.
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.
What People Are Saying About Biden’s Pardon of Hunter
While some have condemned the president’s move to pardon his son, others view it as a necessary act ahead of Trump’s second term.
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,
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 doubles down on Biden’s pardon flip-flop
The president’s spokesperson on Monday offered little explanation as to why the president changed his mind, but said he maintained faith in the justice system.
White House defends President Biden’s decision to pardon son Hunter amid backlash
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The White House is defending President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, after the President had repeatedly insisted that he had no plans to grant such executive clemency.
White House said ‘No’ to Biden pardoning his son Hunter for more than a year
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, for federal felony gun and tax convictions. For more than a year Biden's White House made public pledges not to pardon his son or commute his sentence.
All the times Joe Biden and the White House said he wouldn’t pardon Hunter
Both President Biden and the White House have repeatedly told the public that the president would not pardon his budding artist son. Here is a list of instances in which they made those assurances
‘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 ...
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' ...
Hunter Biden pardon fallout and strategic timing behind Syria's reignited civil war: Morning Rundown
Hunter Biden pardon gives Trump political cover. President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden was a move by ...