CNN —President Joe Biden made history Sunday when he granted a pardon to his son Hunter Biden for criminal convictions on gun and tax charges.
With the pardon, Biden broke a clear public promise not to interfere with the justice system on his son’s behalf, something that will now stain his presidential legacy.
She told me the framers did not anticipate the pardon power being used for close relations.
In issuing the pardon for his son, Biden said Americans should still believe in the justice system.
It’s in these final weeks in office that presidents frequently use their pardon power in the most controversial ways.
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