WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday issued a full pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, sparing him potential prison time for federal gun and tax convictions. The decision reverses the president’s earlier assurances that he would not use his office to intervene in his son’s legal issues.
The pardon comes just weeks before Hunter Biden was expected to face sentencing in separate cases involving a felony gun charge and a guilty plea for tax violations. In a statement, President Biden called the legal proceedings against his son a “miscarriage of justice” and alleged political motivations behind the prosecution.
“The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents instigated them to attack me and oppose my election,” the president stated. He added, “Hunter was singled out only because he is my son.”
Hunter Biden’s legal troubles include a June conviction for falsifying information on a gun purchase form in 2018 and failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes over several years. He had agreed to plead guilty to the tax charges before the trial. Combined, the charges could have resulted in decades of prison time, though federal sentencing guidelines suggested far less.
President Biden faced scrutiny for the pardon after previously stating he would “abide by the jury decision” and would not pardon his son.
The pardon document officially clears Hunter Biden of all offenses committed between 2014 and 2024.
President Joe Biden on Sunday issued a full pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, sparing him potential prison time for federal gun and tax convictions.
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