Biden Issues Sweeping Pardon for Hunter Biden in Final Weeks of Presidency

Dec 2, 2024, 01:04 AM

President Joe Biden has issued a full and unconditional pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, covering any potential crimes committed from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024. This sweeping pardon contradicts earlier White House statements in 2024 that Biden would not pardon his son. The pardon was announced late Sunday, just weeks before the end of Biden's presidency, and it includes offenses against the United States, which Hunter Biden may have committed or taken part in during the specified period. Hunter Biden and his attorneys have informed federal judges, who were set to sentence him in the coming weeks, of the pardon.