US President Biden gives son Hunter 'full and unconditional' pardon

Biden says his son Hunter was "unfairly" prosecuted over tax and gun possession - but earlier he had ruled out a pardon.

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In a statement, the president said his son had been "singled out" and called his cases "a miscarriage of justice".

Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to tax charges earlier in September, and was found guilty of being an illegal drug user in possession of a gun in June - becoming the first child of a sitting president to be a convicted of a crime.

Reacting to the pardon, President-elect Donald Trump said: "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!"

Trump was referring to his supporters who stormed the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in a bid to overturn Trump's defeat in the 2020 election.

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