Biden is now the third president to pardon a relative, after Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Here’s a look at the commonplace — yet often controversial — presidential power.
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President Biden pardons son Hunter
President Biden pardoned his son, reversing a previous pledge and saying “it is clear that Hunter was treated differently” than others in the justice system.
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Hunter Biden goes on trial in Los Angeles over charges of tax evasion
The sordid details of one of the darkest periods of Hunter Biden’s life could be dredged up in a trial over tax evasion that kicks off on Thursday.
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Jury selected in Hunter Biden gun trial
The trial, which opened Monday in federal court in Delaware, is the first of two cases brought by Justice Department special counsel David Weiss against the president’s son.
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How the ex-FBI informant charged with lying is tied to the Biden impeachment inquiry
Alexander Smirnov has been accused of making false statements to the FBI — claims that House Republicans have used in their probe of President Biden.