President Joe Biden and his family discussed whether to pardon Hunter Biden during their time together in Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News Monday.

President Biden claims the criminal charges against Hunter Biden really politically motived. This is what we know about the two cases.

While controversy over presidential pardons has a long history, few have used the constitutionally vested power to pardon family members.

Jill Biden told reporters she 'of course' supports President Joe Biden's decision to pardon Hunter Biden, who has been convicted of felonies.

President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and pardon his son Hunter wasn't all that surprising to those who are familiar with the president's devotion to his family.

Katie Cherkasky said there was an "open legal question" about the wording of President Joe Biden's pardon of his son.

The move is an about-face after the president previously vowed not to pardon his son, who was convicted on federal gun and tax charges.

The White House has defended President Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter, after repeatedly insisting he had no plans for such executive clemency. The press secretary said Biden had pardoned his son, who was facing sentencing later this month in two federal cases, to shield him from persecution by the outgoing president's political foes.

Hunter Biden gave an early signal that he believed he would ultimately be pardoned by President Joe Biden, former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Newsweek.

Already reeling from their November defeat at the polls, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden's pardoning of his son for a federal felony conviction after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who operates above the law.