What has Joe Biden said about pardoning his son Hunter Biden?

The US president has previously vowed not to intervene in his son's case.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersWhat has Joe Biden said in the past about pardoning his son?Getty ImagesSince Hunter Biden's conviction on federal felony gun and tax charges over the summer, the White House has insisted that President Joe Biden had no intention of pardoning his son.

But on Sunday, the president issued a controversial sweeping pardon, saying his son had been subject to attacks from his political rivals.

Republicans have been quick to denounce the move - citing Biden's previous pledges not to intervene on Hunter’s behalf. The move has also cast a renewed spotlight on the role of presidential pardons and the independence of the US justice system.

President-elect Donald Trump called the intervention an “abuse”, while House Oversight Committee chair James Comer accused President Biden of seeking to “avoid accountability”.

Hunter Biden pleaded guilty in two separate trials over the summer - one on federal tax charges and one of lying about his drug use on a form when buying a handgun.

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