Overview
- Hunter Biden said Joe Biden would not have pardoned him under normal appeals if Trump had lost, arguing the election result “changed everything.”
- He described himself as the “easiest target” without clemency and said Trump has an “absolute obsession” with his father.
- The Justice Department’s clemency warrant shows the pardon erased his tax and gun convictions and broadly covered potential offenses back to Jan. 1, 2014.
- He acknowledged receiving an extraordinary benefit, saying he is “incredibly grateful” and “realize[s] how privileged I am.”
- Joe Biden had earlier said he would not pardon his son, and the December 1, 2024 decision drew criticism from Trump and some Democrats, while reporting based on House Oversight testimony says Hunter attended a few clemency meetings.