President Joe Biden has issued a written statement explaining his decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden. Full written statement from President Joe Biden on his decision to pardon his son:

President Joe Biden had long pledged that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, who was set to be sentenced this month for gun and tax convictions. But on Sunday, the president did it anyway. The sweeping pardon covers not only Hunter Biden’s convictions in two cases in Delaware and California,

Hunter Biden has been convicted of federal gun charges and federal tax evasion charges. President Joe Biden pardoned his son alleging an unfair process.

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,

President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and issue a categorical pardon for his son, Hunter, just weeks before his scheduled sentencing on gun and tax convictions was a surprise that

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,

Since Hunter Biden's conviction on federal felony gun and tax charges over the summer, the White House has insisted that President Joe Biden had no intention of pardoning his son. But on Sunday, the president issued a controversial sweeping pardon,