In a surprising move, President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, on tax and gun charges.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a press briefing, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Washington.
In a surprising move, President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, on tax and gun charges, despite previously pledging not to use his presidential power this way. The decision has reignited discussions on using presidential pardons, a power, specifically in Article II, Section 2, Clause 1, known as the pardon clause. This power was adopted in 1787 and modeled after the British system, which allowed monarchs to grant mercy as a tool of justice and reconciliation.
Biden's decision to pardon his son is not the first instance of a president pardoning a family member. During his first term, President Donald Trump pardoned, his son-in-law's father, who had been convicted of several crimes, including falsifying tax returns and retaliating against a witness. According to, Roger Clinton, in 2001. Roger Clinton had pleaded guilty in 1985 to selling cocaine to an undercover police officer, according togranted one of the most controversial pardons in U.S.
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