President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, after months of claiming otherwise. As Biden and the White House claim that the decision to pardon Hunter came over the weekend, Miranda Devine explains how this was always the plan.

President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden drew sharp criticism from Republicans but also from fellow Democrats, who said the move sets a bad precedent and sows doubt in a U.S. justice system they have tried to defend against President-elect Donald Trump's attacks.

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

Some Democrats fear that Trump will use the pardon to criticize the justice system and bolster his own efforts to remake it.

Republicans called President Joe Biden a “liar” for pardoning his son, who was convicted on gun charges and pleaded guilty to tax fraud this summer. The decision comes after the president said that he would "abide by the jury's decision" in an interview ahead of his son's conviction in June,

In a stunning reversal, President Biden announced Sunday that he pardoned his son Hunter Biden who was convicted of gun and tax crimes.

President Joe Biden had long pledged that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, who was set to be sentenced this month for gun and tax convictions. But on Sunday, the president did it anyway. The sweeping pardon covers not only Hunter Biden’s convictions in two cases in Delaware and California,