Reporters grilled White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday, after President Biden went back on his word and pardoned his son Hunter.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest Republican to criticize President Biden for pardoning his son Hunter. President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter deepened an entanglement of politics and the rule of law that has tarnished faith in American justice and is almost certain to worsen in Donald Trump’s second term.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday defended President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, despite telling the press multiple times that the president had no such plans.