President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his oldest living son Hunter who was convicted on multiple tax and gun charges this year the pardon covers nearly a decade of activity and not only absolves hunter from existing cases but also any that could arise from his actions between 2014 to 2024 the move marks a stunning departure from Biden’s vow not to Pardon his son prior to November’s presidential election the president described the cases against Hunter as politically motivated and said they were designed to quote break his family Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry primarily focused on Hunter’s business dealings but never found concrete evidence of wrongdoing by the president Republicans also used Hunter’s legal troubles to undercut Democratic attacks on president-elect Donald Trump who faced four criminal cases before his November Victory now with Biden set to leave the White House and former president Trump said to return the decision carries far less political liability