The decision, which was first reported by NBC News, is a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

Summary

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, reversing his prior stance against using executive clemency.

The pardon covers Hunter’s federal gun conviction and tax evasion guilty plea, sparking political controversy.

Biden cited political attacks and a “miscarriage of justice” as reasons for his decision, emphasizing his son’s recovery from addiction and the targeting of his family.

Critics argue the move undermines the judicial process, while supporters view it as within Biden’s constitutional powers.

This decision shields Hunter from potential prison time as Biden nears the end of his presidency.

  • @Treczoks
    38•20 hours ago

    That pardon smells fishy, but I can understand that he does not want to leave his son exposed to imprisonment under Trump. Donald has shown time and again that he has no problems in going after weak persons to extract petty revenge.

    • @btaf45
      13•15 hours ago

      I knew all along that Biden was going to pardon his son after the election. It doesn’t surprise or bother me. The firearms charge he was charged with was something that likely wouldn’t have been prosecuted if he was a regular person. I thought the tax evasion charge was much more serious but he wasn’t charged on that.

      • @moktor
        2•2 hours ago

        He was charged on the tax evasion charges. He plead guilty in September and was due to be sentenced on Dec 16th.

    • @braddEnglish
      0•18 hours ago

      That’s funny because people say, despite the threats, he didn’t actually imprison anyone. Hillary comes to mind but I wasn’t paying attention enough to know who else he said should he locked up.

      • @btaf45
        8•15 hours ago

        Trump ordered his attorney general to arrest Clinton and was ignored.

      • @FordBeeblebrox
        6•18 hours ago

        Because there were no actual prosecutable actions to convict anyone for, the republicans were just assembling one “special investigation” after another in an effort to waste everyone’s time. Come to think of it, most of the things conservatives scream about are akin to a child’s tantrum that you just try to mitigate until they’re quiet enough to sit down and get some work done…except we keep feeding them sugar and cartoons instead of putting their childish plantation asses to bed.

        • @braddEnglish
          3•17 hours ago

          Good point so there were prosecutable actions to convict in Hunter’s case and he was pardoned by family. I guess that’s reasonable.

        • @[email protected]English
          -2•15 hours ago

          I’m no Trump supporter by any stretch of the imagination, but during his initial presidency, it felt like both sides were throwing shit at the wall to see what stuck. Endless investigations and political tantrums that ultimately led nowhere and set the stage for the chaotic timeline we’re living in now.

          • @btaf45
            7•15 hours ago

            That was no “both sides” thing. The crimes that Treason Trump is guilty of are very serious. Our democracy has been seriously hurt by him not getting punished, it is just something that is not immediately obvious, like a rotted out board. Nothing that Hunter Biden did remotely rises to that level.