President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office.

President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, after the first son was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year.

President Joe Biden signed a sweeping pardon for his son Hunter Biden, reversing his previous stance that he would not use his executive powers to aid his oldest-living child.

Full written statement from President Joe Biden on his decision to pardon his son:

President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past

The president action reverses a previous pledge that he wouldn't pardon family members. The pardon spares his younger son from a prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax charges. Hunter Biden says he will "never take the clemency I have been given today for granted.

President Joe Biden, wearing a Team USA jacket and walking with his son Hunter Biden, heads toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on July 26, 2024. | Susan Walsh/AP Republicans called President Joe Biden a “liar” for pardoning his son,

Claims that the incoming Trump administration would weaponize the legal system against Hunter Biden justifies a pardon for President Joe Biden’s criminally convicted son, his legal defense team said.