The pardon comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and personal issues.

President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden after he was convicted in a felony gun case and a separate felony tax case earlier this year.

Reaction to President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter has led to a predictably polarized response along party lines.

Congressional Republicans and conservative commentators raged on Sunday night after President Joe Biden announced he was issuing a sweeping pardon for his son, Hunter Biden—thwarting years-long efforts to prosecute the first son who became the favorite enemy for many on the right.

President-elect Trump reacted to President Biden's surprise decision to pardon his son Hunter on Sunday. Biden's move to pardon – a decision he previously claimed he would not make – turned heads across the country.

The move marks a significant reversal for Joe Biden who repeatedly said he would not use presidential authority to benefit his family members.View on euronews

President Biden’s announcement that he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, rattled the political world late Sunday. The president argued in a statement on Sunday that the charges brought against his son,

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on Sunday, saying “raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice.” In a statement issued by the White House, Biden said he thought his son Hunter was “singled out” because he was the president’s son and that he would have received a plea deal otherwise.

President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, though he had previously said he would not do so. That spares the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions.