Joe Biden pardons son Hunter, reversing course after pledging that he wouldn't | 1 Dec 2024 | Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, after the first son was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year. The announcement was made by the White House on Sunday night. "Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter," Biden wrote in a statement... Hunter Biden, 54, kicked off his first trial in Delaware in June, when he faced three felony firearm offenses, before he pleaded guilty in a separate felony tax case in September. President [sic] Biden pardoning his son is a departure from his previous remarks to the media over the summer, declaring he would not pardon the first son. "Yes," Biden told ABC News when asked if he would rule out pardoning Hunter ahead of his guilty verdict in the gun case. Days later, following a jury of Hunter's peers finding him guilty of three felony firearm offenses, the president again said he would not pardon his son. "I am not going to do anything," Biden said after Hunter was convicted.