President Joe Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon for his son Hunter Biden Sunday who had been facing criminal convictions in California and Delaware on gun and tax charges—which could have resulted in a prison sentence.

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office.

President Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter Biden, wiping away his criminal convictions on tax and gun charges despite saying earlier this year he wouldn’t grant such a reprieve. Biden’s pardon came just weeks before his son was set to appear for sentencing hearings in Delaware and California,

The lawyer for U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter filed to dismiss indictments against him, after his father issued a pardon earlier that day that spans a decade. The president's full and unconditional pardon "requires dismissal of the indictment against" Hunter Biden,

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,