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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."
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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."
"Whatever bumps and bruises we were suffering, we put it all aside and celebrated Thanksgiving in Nantucket," President Biden wrote in his 2017 book "Promise Me, Dad."
The president's son Hunter Biden admitted to failing to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes.
Both the prosecution and the defense gave their closing arguments in Hunter Biden's gun trial on Monday.
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.
Hunter Biden was indicted on federal gun charges in September and pleaded not guilty.
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 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, the son of President Joe Biden, was indicted in the Central District of California Thursday.
Hunter Biden's lawyer told the House Oversight Committee that his client is willing to testify at a public hearing.
A deal that included a diversion in connection with a firearms charge and a guilty plea to two misdemeanor tax charges collapsed in court over the summer.
Rudy Giuliani and attorney Robert Costello have frequently acknowledged accessing the hard drive's data after Hunter Biden left his laptop at a repair shop.
The complaint claims agency employees "repeatedly and intentionally" disclosed Hunter Biden's protected tax information.
Attorney General Merrick Garland last month named federal prosecutor David Weiss as special counsel to lead the probe into Hunter Biden.
The four-page indictment returned by the grand jury convened in Delaware charges Hunter Biden with three felony counts stemming from his possession of a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver in October 2018, which prosecutors previously said he unlawfully possessed for 11 days.
Former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler published photos, emails and more from a hard drive alleged to have belonged to Hunter Biden.
Special counsel David Weiss made the disclosure in a filing to a Delaware federal court Wednesday.
Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware since 2018, has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019.
Devon Archer testified that Hunter Biden was selling "the brand" and it was Joe Biden who "brought the most value to the brand."
The president said he and the first lady "only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy."
The judge deferred the decision on the plea deal, and the ruling could now be delayed for weeks.
An IRS whistleblower in the Hunter Biden investigation told CBS News he was blocked from pursuing leads that he thought might implicate Joe Biden. He testifies at a House hearing Wednesday.
