Dec 1, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Read: President Biden's pardon of son Hunter

Rebecca Falconer

President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden hug on stage at the conclusion of the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. — President Biden and son Hunter Biden hug onstage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in August. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

President Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month after being convicted of felony gun charges and pleading guilty to felony tax charges.

Why it matters: Biden had previously ruled out pardoning his son. But he said in a statement on Sunday: "No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter's cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son — and that is wrong."

Read the president's statement on and pardon of Hunter Biden in full, via DocumentCloud:

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