Tuesday Briefing: A Presidential Pardon

Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in request to dismiss hush-money case

Lawyers file paperwork to formally request dismissal after judge in November put sentencing on hold indefinitely. Donald Trump ’s lawyers have filed paperwork pushing for dismissal of his ...

The Guardian - 21h

Newsom says he's disappointed by Biden's decision to pardon son

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said he is disappointed by President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden, according to a Tuesday report. “With everything the president and his family ...

The Hill - 21h

Biden not answering questions about pardoning his son Hunter

It's been two days since President Biden announced his decision to pardon his son Hunter, and the elder Biden has still not answered questions about the move. President-elect Donald Trump's ...

CBS News - 21h

Eric Adams Suggests the Biden Pardon Proves He Was Also Targeted

The mayor has argued that he was indicted because he criticized border policies. He also said that he has rights that migrants do not because “the Constitution is for Americans.”

The New York Times - 18h

Jeffries presses Biden to issue more pardons before leaving office

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is calling on President Biden to issue more pardons before he leaves office, notably for nonviolent offenders. “During his final weeks in office, ...

The Hill - 19h

Biden’s corruption highlights the need to fix the pardon power — here's how to do it

President Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden for tax evasion and lying to the government to buy a gun, but the pardon covers any federal crime he may have committed over the last 11 years, ...

The Hill - 7h

Judge in Hunter Biden's tax case accepts pardon despite calling it 'unconstitutional'

Two days after President Biden issued a blanket pardon to his son Hunter Biden, the younger Biden's federal gun case has been terminated by the judge overseeing the case.

ABC News - 17h

Sean Penn backs Biden's pardon of Hunter, urges more

Sean Penn is defending President Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, saying the "dangerous clown show" that is the incoming Trump administration created a "change of mind and circumstance" for ...

The Hill - 5h

Chuck Todd: Biden 'made a huge mistake' with Hunter pardon

NBC's Chuck Todd called President Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, "a huge mistake" in an analysis article published Wednesday. "Biden made a huge mistake, and it really is going ...

The Hill - 3h

Bill Clinton Defends the Hunter Biden Pardon, but Suggests It Was Mishandled

The former president, speaking at the DealBook Summit, suggested that he understood the move but that he wished President Biden “hadn’t said he wasn’t going to do it.”

The New York Times - 1h

Clinton says Hunter Biden pardon is not the same as his half-brother's

Former President Bill Clinton suggested Wednesday that his decision to pardon his half-brother Roger Clinton was not comparable to President Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. The New York ...

The Hill - 1h

What President Biden should have said about the pardon of his son

President Biden has granted a full pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, in order to protect his son from potential prison time for tax evasion and lying on a gun application.

The Hill - 2h

Pardon Backlash Reflects Fraught Breakup Between Democrats and Biden

The criticism of the president’s pardon of his son from within his own party underscores how far gone his relationship with Democrats in Congress already was.

The New York Times - 57m

CNN legal analyst calls Hunter Biden pardon 'historic act of political nepotism'

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig called President Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, a “historic act of political nepotism.” “There has long been a fair debate — fair on both sides — about ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump uses Hunter Biden pardon to hint potential clemency for January 6 insurrectionists

Trump says Joe Biden’s pardon of his son is a ‘miscarriage of justice’ in latest supportive reference to convicted rioters. US politics – live updates Donald Trump seized on Hunter Biden’s ...

The Guardian - 2d

President Biden Pardons His Son Hunter Weeks Before Trump Takes Office

The pardon comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and personal issues.

The New York Times - 1d

Ben Crump, Angela Rye call for Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby after Hunter shocker

Civil rights advocates are calling for President Biden to pardon former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who is currently on house arrest after convictions in federal cases earlier this ...

The Hill - 2d

'I'm pretty angry': Dem. lawmaker on Biden's claim of politicized justice system in Hunter pardon

Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) tells Meet the Press NOW that President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter and claiming that the justice system has become politicized hurts Democrats’ attempts ...

NBC News - 1d

Biden pardons son Hunter after months of saying he wouldn't do so

With major changes looming at the Justice Department, President Biden has wiped away the prosecution of his son, Hunter Biden. Plus, President-elect Donald Trump's pick of Kash Patel for FBI ...

CBS News - 1d

After Biden Pardons His Son Hunter, Prison Inmates Hope They’re Next

President Biden has pardoned people convicted of some marijuana offenses, but advocates for prisoners say he has been slow to grant other requests.