US President Joe Biden issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was set to face sentencing this month on federal felony gun and tax convictions.
US President Joe Biden has issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was set to face sentencing this month on federal felony gun and tax convictions.
Republicans have criticised Biden's decision, after the president previously said he would not pardon his son.
But on Sunday evening, he said although he believed in the justice system, politics has infected this process, leading to a miscarriage of justice.
The White House has defended the president, saying he "wrestled" with the decision and ultimately made up his mind at the weekend.
President-elect Trump called the pardon an "abuse and miscarriage of justice", while some Republicans have branded Joe Biden "a liar".
Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to tax charges in September, and was found guilty in a separate trial in June of being an illegal drug user in possession of a gun.
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