President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on tax evasion and federal gun charges and is due for sentencing in December. Despite the White House's assurances last month that the president had no intentions of pardoning his son, the announcement came through on Sunday evening that he had pardoned him.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ruled out a pardon or clemency for Hunter Biden as recently as November, stating that the answer remains no. This came after Trump's victory and amidst concerns about the younger Biden's legal troubles.