It’s one thing for a president to pardon his son. It’s another to do it like this.

President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, on Monday (AEDT) is exceptional not just because of the pardon’s recipient – the closest family member to receive a pardon in history – but also for its sheer breadth, according to experts on presidential pardons.

President Joe Biden accompanied by his son Hunter Biden in Nantucket over the Thanksgiving holiday.Credit: AP

Biden didn’t just pardon his son for his convictions on tax and gun........

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