The president’s son had pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges and was convicted of three felony counts for lying on a federal firearms application.

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 promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members.

Hunter Biden was convicted of three firearm charges in June and pleaded guilty to federal tax charges in September. The US president said "it is clear that Hunter was treated differently" by prosecutors.

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 promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members.

President Joe Biden’s sudden decision to pardon his son Hunter on weapons and tax charges to spare him potential prison time brings an end to a yearslong legal

Hunter Biden’s legal travails have cast a shadow over his father’s presidency. In June, he was convicted of lying on a gun-purchase form in 2018. He checked a box denying the

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In a statement Sunday, President Joe Biden confirmed he'd issued a pardon for his son, Hunter, for federal gun and tax evasion charges.

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,