President Biden pardoned son Hunter Biden this week, sparking renewed interest about who else the 46th president may pardon before his exit from the White House next month.

Days after President Joe Biden issued his son a sweeping and controversial pardon, two federal cases against Hunter Biden have all been but dismissed.

Shortly before Biden issued the pardon, Hunter’s legal team issued a 50-page report titled “The Political Prosecutions of Hunter Biden.” The “white paper” included data that backed up the statements about how lying on a gun purchase form or failing to pay taxes in a timely manner usually do not result in felony charges.

While some have condemned the president’s move to pardon his son, others view it as a necessary act ahead of Trump’s second term.

The presidential pardon is a centuries-old practice. As questions swirl around Joe Biden pardoning Hunter Biden, here’s a look into how the practice came about.

Defense lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump are using President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter to argue that Trump’s conviction in his Manhattan hush money case should be dismissed.

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President Joe Biden’s stunning decision to pardon his son Hunter has sparked a political firestorm in Washington, with Republicans and even some Democrats condemning the outgoing president for what they see as a grave misuse of executive authority.