Trump revokes Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden
The president extended Secret Service protection for his own children before he left office in 2021.
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The president extended Secret Service protection for his own children before he left office in 2021.
There's fallout in Washington over President Biden's decision to pardon his son. Hunter Biden was facing sentencing in two criminal cases. Natalie Brand has the latest.
The pardon covers offenses Hunter Biden "has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024."
The president's son Hunter Biden admitted to failing to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes.
President Biden already said he will not pardon his son, Hunter, which he reiterated during a joint news conference in Italy on Thursday.
With the guilty verdict in the federal gun trial, Hunter Biden became the first child of a president to be convicted.
Both the prosecution and the defense gave their closing arguments in Hunter Biden's gun trial on Monday.
Over the weekend or on Monday, the defense will reveal whether Hunter Biden will take the stand.
Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter Biden's brother Beau who was romantically involved with Hunter and discarded the gun at the center of the trial, has yet to testify.
Hunter Biden is the first child of a sitting U.S. president to face a criminal trial.
Hunter Biden's trial on three felony charges related to his purchase and possession of a gun while he was a drug user started Monday with jury selection.
All eight of Hunter Biden's motions to dismiss the nine federal tax charges he faces were denied by a judge in California.
Hunter Biden's attorneys argued Wednesday that the federal tax charges the president's son is facing in California are part of a prosecution fueled by politics.
Hunter Biden's testimony comes after the Republican-led impeachment probe suffered a blow when a key witness was charged with lying about the family's business dealings.
House Republicans have moved forward with the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, with the president's brother testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday. Meanwhile, GOP lawmakers are scrutinized over allegations involving a former FBI informant accused of lying about the president and his son.
Attorneys for Hunter Biden called the charges part of a "selective and vindictive prosecution" compromised by politics.
The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden charged a one-time FBI informant with lying to investigators about the business dealings of the first son and President Joe Biden.
Hunter Biden ally Kevin Morris was deposed by a GOP-led House panel investigating the business dealings of President Biden's son.
Hunter Biden will testify behind closed doors to the House Oversight and Judiciary committees in February, Republicans said.
Prosecutors allege that the president's son engaged in a "four-year scheme" to dodge at least $1.4 million in federal taxes.
The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees met to vote on resolutions recommending the full House hold Hunter Biden in criminal contempt of Congress.
Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, refused to comply with a congressional subpoena for a deposition in December.
Hunter Biden publicly defended his father Wednesday as House Republicans voted unanimously to launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.
Hunter Biden appeared outside the U.S. Capitol to deliver a brief statement and slammed GOP lawmakers for targeting him and his father.
Late Thursday, prosecutors formally charged President Joe Biden's son with evading federal taxes.
