Jill Biden on Hunter pardon: "We just could not let our son go to jail"
Jill Biden said she supported Joe Biden's decision to pardon their son, Hunter, because they couldn't let him go to jail under President Trump.
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Jill Biden said she supported Joe Biden's decision to pardon their son, Hunter, because they couldn't let him go to jail under President Trump.
Devon Archer was convicted in 2018 for his connection to a scheme to defraud a business arm of a Native American tribe.
Presidents are granted the authority to issue pardons under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution.
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.
The suspect allegedly called the FBI agent and left a message over one minute long threatening the agent and his family.
With the guilty verdict in the federal gun trial, Hunter Biden became the first child of a president to be convicted.
Hunter Biden has been found guilty of all three felony counts related to his purchase and possession of a gun while he was addicted to crack cocaine.
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'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.
IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler are also asking to intervene in the case, arguing the IRS has a conflict of interest in the matter.
The son of President Biden is charged with lying about his drug use on a form to buy a gun in October 2018.
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.
Hunter Biden is testifying in a closed deposition before three GOP-led House committees conducting an impeachment inquiry into his father, President Biden.
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, 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.
Biden previously reached a deal involving a gun possession charge that would have allowed him to avoid prosecution.
The move comes days after Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to oversee the investigation into the president's son.
