Previous Times Biden, the White House Pledged Not to Pardon Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to nine tax violations in September and was convicted in a separate case on felony firearms-related charges. He could have faced decades in prison, though his upcoming sentencing was likely to be a much less severe punishment.
How Washington reacted to the Hunter Biden pardon: From the Politics Desk
The pardon comes after Biden repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his son’s sentence. And in his statement, Biden said he was granting the pardon because his son had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
President Biden faces backlash over Hunter’s controversial pardon
Biden won the White House after saying a laptop that contained evidence of corruption in the Biden family was part of a “Russian plan” in 2020. Now, as one of his final acts as president, he is pardoning the son,
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House Republicans can still investigate Bidens after Hunter pardon
Congress under full Republican control still could further investigate the president’s family in the new year.
Biden's surprise Hunter pardon sparked by fears of new persecution, White House says
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Monday that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in part because of concern that his political opponents would continue to persecute the younger Biden in the future,
White House says Trump wouldn’t ‘let go’ of Hunter Biden in defending pardon
The White House on Monday defended President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden after insisting for more than a year that he wouldn’t do so. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One that the president made his decision in part because he believed Republicans and President-elect Trump wouldn’t let
White House press secretary defends Hunter Biden pardon: 'Enough is enough'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday defended President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, despite telling the press multiple times that the president had no such plans.
Biden White House slammed for repeatedly vowing the president wouldn't pardon Hunter
Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy and 'Outnumbered' co-host Kayleigh McEnany joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss their reactions to the president's pivot on Hunter's pardon.
President Biden faces criticism over controversial pardon of his son Hunter
Some Democrats fear that Trump will use the pardon to criticize the justice system and bolster his own efforts to remake it.
White House doubles down on Biden’s pardon flip-flop
The president’s spokesperson on Monday offered little explanation as to why the president changed his mind, but said he maintained faith in the justice system.
Factbox-US reactions to Hunter Biden's pardon by President Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, reversing his earlier pledge to leave the legal proceedings entirely up to the judicial system. Hunter Biden had pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on firearms-related charges and faced upcoming sentencing.
Biden's pardon of son, Hunter, roils Democrats' post-election reckoning: ANALYSIS
President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter, is throwing a bomb in his party's post-election soul searching.
Hunter Biden prosecutor pushes back on president's politicization claim
In a court filing, special counsel David Weiss' office noted almost a dozen judges had already rejected Biden's "vindictive ...
Liberal MSNBC contributor speechless over Hunter Biden pardon: 'I have to process it ... I'm sorry'
Molly Jong Fast, a MSNBC contributor, was left speechless by the news that President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, ...
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CNN’s Scott Jennings Says History Will Remember Biden As ‘Complete And Total Disgrace’ Over Hunter Pardoning
CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings said Monday that President Joe Biden will be remembered as a “complete and ...
Hunter Biden’s pardon exposes his father as a self-righteous hypocrite and fraud
President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon of his son for any and all crimes that he might have committed over the last decade ...
It’s the final holiday stretch at the Biden White House. The theme is ‘A Season of Peace and Light’
It's the final holiday stretch at the White House for President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, and the theme is “A Season of ...