White House defends Biden’s pardon of son Hunter amid bipartisan criticism – live

White House press secretary says president’s pardon of Hunter Biden was ‘not an easy decision to make’

President-elect Donald Trump - as we reported earlier - responded angrily to Joe Biden’s pardon.

But he himself pardoned several allies and friends in own final days in office among the 70 people granted clemency in 2021.

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