Sweeping pardon for Hunter Biden protects family from liability over influence peddling

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President Joe Biden’s expansive pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, quashed any possibility of the first son facing new charges during the incoming Trump administration and limited his whole family’s exposure to prosecution related to his efforts to trade on his father’s influence.

The president’s pardon for his son stretched back to Jan. 1, 2014, and covered all other charges Hunter Biden could face, including violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

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