Joe Biden’s Pardon of Hunter Is So Much Worse Than It Needed to Be
President Joe Biden just made history — the bad kind — with Sunday night’s sweeping Thanksgiving-weekend pardon of his own son, Hunter Biden. (Talk about trying to bury a story.) The outgoing president made this all way harder than it needed to be on himself, his son, and the justice system.
What is the legal effect of President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter?
Below is a look at the circumstances leading up to the pardon and its legal consequences. WHAT DID THE PARDON COVER? Hunter Biden was pardoned for
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.”
Biden's pardon of son, Hunter, roils Democrats' post-election reckoning: ANALYSIS
President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter, is throwing a bomb in his party's post-election soul searching.
Jill Biden Has Blunt Comment About Her Husband’s Decision To Pardon Hunter
President Joe Biden ’s decision to pardon his son Hunter may have drawn bipartisan criticism, but it doesn’t seem to be causing nearly as much controversy at home. First lady Jill Biden told reporters Monday that she fully supports her husband’s action.
Factbox-US Reactions to Hunter Biden's Pardon by President Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, reversing his earlier pledge to leave the legal proceedings entirely up to the judicial system. Hunter Biden had pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on firearms-related charges and faced upcoming sentencing.
Democrats left fuming over Biden’s decision to pardon his son — after he repeatedly said he wouldn’t
President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son has left some Democrats fuming over his choice to repeatedly and unequivocally claim that he would never take that step, even though a pardon long appeared possible to Hunter Biden’s legal team.
President Biden faces backlash over Hunter’s controversial pardon
Biden won the White House after saying a laptop that contained evidence of corruption in the Biden family was part of a “Russian plan” in 2020. Now, as one of his final acts as president, he is pardoning the son,
Hunter Biden: What to Know About the Crimes, the Pardon and the Politics
The president said he issued a pardon because his son was being unfairly targeted for political purposes. Here’s what to know about the pardon, the crimes and the reactions.
Tommy Tuberville: If Hunter Biden ‘was my son I’d pardon him too’
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., joined in criticizing President Joe Biden Monday for his decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden. Tuberville said it was Biden’s reversal on his promise, not the pardon, that bothered him.
Biden has pardoned his son Hunter. What does that mean?
President Joe Biden had long pledged that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, who was set to be sentenced this month for gun and tax convictions. But on Sunday, the president did it anyway. The sweeping pardon covers not only Hunter Biden’s convictions in two cases in Delaware and California,
House Republicans can still investigate Bidens after Hunter pardon
Congress under full Republican control still could further investigate the president’s family in the new year.
Hunter Biden prosecutor pushes back on president's politicization claim
In a court filing, special counsel David Weiss' office noted almost a dozen judges had already rejected Biden's "vindictive ...
Biden’s pardon of his son exudes ‘white privilege,’ local advocates say
President Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, caused some to question the lack of second chances for people of color.