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President Biden pardons son Hunter, giving him almost 11 years of blanket immunity
Biden gave his son a “ full and unconditional pardon ” for any criminal offenses committed from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024, “including but not limited to all offenses charged or prosecuted (including any that have resulted in convictions) by Special Counsel David C. Weiss... .”
What did Hunter Biden do and what is a presidential pardon?
US President Joe Biden has issued a presidential pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases. The move has proven controversial, since the outgoing president previously ruled out such a move. But he argued that the cases against his son were politically motivated.
Hunter Biden Faces Potential 5th Amendment Headache After Pardon
"Hunter Biden no longer enjoys the right to assert his 5th Amendment Right against self incrimination," one defense lawyer wrote.
Biden has pardoned his son Hunter. What does that mean?
Biden is hardly the first president to deploy his pardon powers to benefit those close to him. But it was still a surprising reversal.
President Joe Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden
President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on tax evasion and federal gun charges and is due for sentencing in December. Despite the White House's assurances last month that the president had no intentions of pardoning his son, the announcement came through on Sunday evening that he had pardoned him.
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Former federal prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks said the gun charges against President Joe Biden's son should never have been brought.
With Hunter pardon, Biden joins short list of presidents who absolved family
While controversy over presidential pardons has a long history — from George Washington absolving instigators of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1795 to Gerald Ford pardoning Richard M. Nixon after the Watergate scandal forced his resignation — few have used the constitutionally vested power to pardon family members.
A pardon for Hunter Biden
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We haven’t seen a pardon as sweeping as Hunter Biden’s in generations
The “full and unconditional” pardon is aimed at protecting the president’s son from future prosecution by the Trump Justice Department.
President Biden pardons his son Hunter
President Joe Biden said Dec. 1 that he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was found guilty of gun-related charges and pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
Joe Biden says he pardoned Hunter because ‘he was treated differently’: Read his explanation
"There has been an effort to break Hunter," the president wrote. "There’s no reason to believe it will stop here. Enough is ...
Joe Biden Sends Parting Shot at GOP in Bombshell Pardon for Son Hunter
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday just days before he was scheduled to be sentenced in separate federal ...
Dem Colorado governor criticizes Biden for Hunter pardon: 'Put his family ahead of the country'
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is criticizing President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter, saying he is putting "his ...
Hunter Biden Pardon Starting From 2014 Raises Burisma Questions
President Joe Biden's pardon of his son covers the period when he joined the board at the Ukrainian energy company.
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