Will Biden pardon Trump? Hunter clemency gift opens door for once-unthinkable move

Published December 4, 2024 7:00am ET



President Joe Biden‘s controversial blanket pardon for his son Hunter Biden has given credence to the notion, however far-fetched it may sound, that he should also extend one to President-elect Donald Trump.

Amid the fallout from irritated Democrats who accuse the president of an “improper use of power,” some make the case that Biden pardoning Trump could even the scales and extend an olive branch to the incoming administration.

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