US President Joe Biden has officially pardoned his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite having previously ruled it out.
In a statement, the president remarked that his son had been “singled out” and described the cases as “a miscarriage of justice.”
Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to tax charges earlier in September and was found guilty in June of being an illegal drug user in possession of a gun, making him the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime.
In response to the pardon, President-elect Donald Trump stated: “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the [6 January] Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!”
