Hunter Biden was convicted of three separate felony charges related to his purchase of a gun and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in a separate case.

U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden after repeatedly pledging not to. Below is a look at the circumstances leading up to the pardon and its legal consequences.

Outgoing US President Joe Biden has issued a presidential pardon for his son, Hunter, who faced years in prison over charges related to gun possession and tax fraud. Biden had previously said he wouldn't pardon his son but changed his mind as he felt Hunter had been "unfairly persecuted".

The lawyer for U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter filed to dismiss indictments against him, after his father issued a pardon earlier that day that spans a decade. The president's full and unconditional pardon "requires dismissal of the indictment against" Hunter Biden,

Joe Biden issue 'full an unconditional' pardon for Hunter on Sunday and yarn say im son dey “singled out” and “selectively, and unfairly” prosecuted sake of im family name.

Republicans called President Joe Biden a “liar” for pardoning his son, who was convicted on gun charges and pleaded guilty to tax fraud this summer. The decision comes after the president said that he would "abide by the jury's decision" in an interview ahead of his son's conviction in June,