President Joe Biden previously had pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who had been convicted in a criminal gun case and pleaded guilty in a tax case.

No further info in the article as it’s breaking news. NBC broke into the inauguration to announce it.

Biden pardoned his entire family and their spouses as Trump directly threatened all of them.

  • JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    24·
    16 hours ago

    In the US it’s just basically untested, but it probably wouldn’t hold up but you can still write it on the paper 🤷‍♂️

    • Stern@lemmy.world
      5·
      7 hours ago

      https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/71/333/

      The power of pardon conferred by the Constitution upon the President is unlimited except in cases of impeachment. It extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency, or after conviction and judgment. The power is not subject to legislative control.

      I don’t think Trump would try it since he probably wants to use it on himself as well, but then again SCOTUS could be on some “rules for me, but not for thee” shit with it and it wouldn’t matter anyhow.

    • COASTER1921@lemmy.ml
      14·
      16 hours ago

      With the Trump appointed supreme court it definitely won’t hold up, but maybe it could delay whatever meaningless charges he can come up with long enough for another election. If we’re lucky enough to have another real election that is at least.