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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details the “loathsome and disgusting behavior” documented among several of Donald Trump’s choices for his Cabinet as new reporting reveals more allegations of sexist behavior,
The threat of a retribution-focused Trump administration and his son’s looming sentencings prompted the president to abandon a promise not to get involved in Hunter Biden’s legal problems.
After months of saying he would not pardon his son, President Biden announced he is doing just that, calling the charges against his son a “miscarriage of justice.” Rep. Jamaal Bowman agrees but Republican Scott Jennings calls the reversal a pattern of lies from the White House.
Most Democrats avoided commenting on the pardon, but Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), along with moderate Reps. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), joined Polis in criticizing the president.
If Biden really wants to correct injustices, he could start by commuting the sentences of all 40 men on death row today.
President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on Sunday, just weeks before he leaves the White House and despite previously promising not to do so. Biden said in a statement announcing the pardon that his son had been “selectively,
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The gun case federal prosecutors brought against Hunter Biden was relatively rare, but the tax charges he pleaded guilty to may have been less unusual.
McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), derided Hunter Biden as a “nepo baby” in a post on X, formerly called Twitter, where she wrote, “No one is above the law except the Presidents nepo baby is a helluva parting message for democrats.”
In an exclusive interview former attorney for Hunter Biden Chris Clark joins Katy Tur to react to President Biden issuing a "full and unconditional" pardon for his son despite repeatedly saying he would not.
"You can stop something that hasn't been completed, but you can't take back a pardon that's been completed," Crouch said. "And the Hunter Biden language in the pardon suggests any and all federal offenses is pretty broad and there's no taking that back."
The pardon covers offenses Hunter Biden "has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through 1, 2024."
President Joe Biden tried to keep his feelings separate from his son’s legal travails. But then he saw the state of politics and justice, and love prevailed.
Biden’s sweeping pardon of his son, HUNTER BIDEN, is poised to further embolden President-elect DONALD TRUMP, who has vowed to use his clemency powers to free Jan. 6 rioters and use the Justice Department to target enemies.
A day after President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, prosecutors rebutted the president's allegation that their charges were motivated by politics.
Hunter Biden was convicted of three separate felony charges related to his purchase of a gun and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in a separate case.
No government action implicates raw emotion more than a president pardoning a family member. Seen from a human perspective, Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his sole surviving son Hunter, whom he has always loved to a fault, is about the most understandable action of his whole presidency.
Gov. Jared Polis also recently cheered Trump's pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary.
Reactions varied in the aftermath of an announcement on Sunday evening that President Joe Biden had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.
President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversed his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for his family's benefit.
"President Biden's decision to pardon his son was wrong," Senator Gary Peters of Michigan wrote in an X post on Monday. "A president's family and allies shouldn't get special treatment. This was an improper use of power, it erodes trust in our government, and it emboldens others to bend justice to suit their interests."
U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden after repeatedly pledging not to. Below is a look at the circumstances leading up to the pardon and its legal consequences.
Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, on Sunday of a set of felony tax and gun convictions weeks before his sentencing was set to take place.
President Joe Biden's explanation of the pardon he granted his son on Sunday night is dishonest, hypocritical, and evasive in several ways. He reneged on
Despite pledging as recently as early November he would not go through with it, President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on the night of Dec. 1. He said he “believe[s] raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice.
Dan Abrams criticized President Biden’s decision to pardon Hunter Biden, calling it a betrayal of Biden’s earlier promise not to interfere in the investigation. Abrams argued Biden’s claim
President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden is further bruising a party that was already reeling from blistering electoral losses, with a wave of Capitol Hill Democrats criticizing
On "Forbes Newsroom," Congressman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) slammed President Joe Biden’s decision to grant his son Hunter Biden a pardon.
In my post last night, I noted that President Biden's issuance of the pardon to his son does not exactly end his pending criminal cases. During the first
Hunter Biden can be compelled to testify against his father because he is no longer under risk of criminal prosecution under federal law.
The President tries to rewrite the facts about his son’s proseccutions to justify breaking norms.
With his breathtakingly broad pardon of his son Hunter, covering all federal crimes he may have committed over the course of a decade, President Biden became the latest to expand the limits of presidential powers.
Nearly all pardons target specific allegations or charges, making Hunter Biden’s unusual. The only other precedent was President Gerald Ford’s highly controversial move in which he pardoned “all offenses against the United States” that Nixon “has committed or may have committed” over the course of his presidency.
The president issued a blanket pardon to his son, covering any and all conduct dating to 2014
Charlamagne tha God blasted President Biden’s sweeping pardon of son Hunter Biden on numerous grounds, saying it proved Democrats are no better than Republicans.
President Joe Biden was fact-checked on X after he pardoned his son Hunter Biden from gun and tax fraud charges, prompting a barrage of social media reactions.
Pardon me, what was that about preserving democratic norms?
In a joint statement, IRS special agents Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler blasted Joe Biden's explanations for the pardon of his son as "excuses."
As the president prepares to leave the White House, he ends his term with a pardon and a lie.
House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed President Biden on Monday for reneging on his pledge not to pardon Hunter Biden, calling it a sign that “real reform” of the justice system is needed.
Attorneys for first son Hunter Biden filed a motion with the court arguing that the grand jury indictment against President Biden’s son be dismissed completely, though the special counsel assigned to the case says the dismissal should be denied.
Hunter Biden is far from the only one to have been charged with similar firearm and tax evasion crimes and several legal experts believe that he actually received more favorable treatment than
He’s been a bad boy. All you had to do is see the laptop from hell,’ Trump said of Hunter. Fox News said the lawsuit was meritless. ‘Mr. Biden is a public figure who has been the subject of ...
Today President Biden pardoned two turkeys, and neither one was named ‘Hunter Biden.’ The administration’s policy-makers can’t say they weren’t warned about the effects of the stimulus bill.
He sits on the board of the Beau Biden Foundation and serves as a spiritual advisor to the President. In 2015, Father Alexander attended a (now infamous) dinner hosted by Hunter Biden at the Café ...
President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden from two separate criminal cases, claiming they were politically motivated to target the Biden family.
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) called on President Biden to pardon President-elect Donald Trump Monday — for the sake of balance — a day after the commander in chief issued one to his troubled son, Hunter Biden. “I am just saying, wipe them out ...
President Biden issued one of the most sweeping pardons in recent history Sunday to his son Hunter Biden, when compared with the controversial clemency announcements of former Presidents Bill
IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler tell 'The Story' why they're disappointed in President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter.
President Joe Biden signed a pardon for his son Hunter on Sunday night, three days after Thanksgiving, in a stark reversal after repeatedly claiming he would not use his executive powers to excuse