Hunter Biden Joins Long List of Controversial Presidential Pardons

President Biden pardoned his son late Sunday after he was convicted on gun charges and pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
Hunter Biden Joins Long List of Controversial Presidential Pardons
President Joe Biden talks with his son Hunter Biden upon arrival at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., on June 11, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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With President Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter on Sunday night, it joins a list of controversial presidential pardons issued throughout the nation’s history

The president said the gun and tax charges that were brought against his son were politicized, while his son offered a statement of his own saying that he was addicted to drugs at the time and has since sobered up. The pardon not only covers the two cases but any potential criminal activity between Jan. 1, 2014, and Dec. 1, 2024.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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