President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, reversing his prior pledges not to use presidential powers to benefit his family.
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00:00President Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter on Sunday night, reversing his prior pledges
00:06not to use presidential powers to benefit his family.
00:10The pardon spares Hunter from a potential prison sentence for federal felony gun and
00:15tax convictions in Delaware and California.
00:19It comes just weeks before Hunter's sentencing and shortly before Donald Trump is set to
00:23return to the White House and concludes a lengthy legal ordeal for Hunter Biden, which
00:28began with his public disclosure of a federal investigation in December 2020, casting a
00:34shadow over President Biden's legacy.
00:37Republicans harshly criticized the action, as did Democratic Colorado Governor Jared
00:42Polis, who said, quote, this is a bad precedent that could be abused by later presidents and
00:48will sadly tarnish his reputation.