Joe Biden Pardons Son Hunter on Gun and Tax Charges, Says He Was ‘Singled Out’ and ‘Unfairly Prosecuted’

President Joe Biden announced his decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden on Dec. 1. Hunter faced up to a collective 42 years in prison for his illegal gun possession and tax charge charges. The president called the cases political, writing in a statement: ‘No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son.’