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Special Counsel Denounces
Explanation for Biden's Pardon
Jan 13, 2025 6:05 PM CST
Special Counsel Denounces Explanation for Biden's Pardon
David Weiss defends prosecutions of president's son
(Newser)
- The special counsel who led the investigations of Hunter Biden defended his work in a final report released Monday and argued that the president, when announcing the pardon of his son, maligned "the public servants at the Department of Justice based solely on false accusations." President Biden announced...
2024's Most
Notable Quotes
Dec 7, 2024 8:00 AM CST
2024's Most Notable Quotes
There are a couple that have to do with cats, and a lot that have to do with politics
(Newser)
- Well, 2024 is almost behind us, and it turns out humanity didn't take the year off from opening their pieholes and saying things that went viral or just broke people's brains. Yale University compiled a list of the year's most notable quotations, and perhaps unsurprisingly for an...
Bill Clinton Speaks Out
on Hunter Biden
Dec 4, 2024 7:05 PM CST
Bill Clinton Speaks Out on Hunter Biden
He says it's not comparable to when he pardoned half brother Roger Clinton
(Newser)
- Former President Clinton defended President Biden's pardon of his son Wednesday—but he rejected comparisons to his own pardon of his half brother. Clinton, speaking at the
DealBook Summit, noted that Roger Clinton had already served his sentence when he pardoned him as he left office in 2001, the...
In NY Case, Trump Lawyers
Cite Hunter Biden Pardon
Dec 3, 2024 5:09 PM CST
In NY Case, Trump Lawyers Cite Hunter Biden Pardon
They accuse DA of engaging in 'the type of political theater' that president condemned
(Newser)
- President-elect Trump's lawyers cited President Biden's pardoning of his son in their latest bid to have Trump's hush-money conviction tossed. In the filing made public Tuesday, Trump attorneys Todd Blance and Emil Bove said that "in issuing a 10-year-pardon to Hunter Biden that covers any and...
Late-Night Hosts Weigh In
on the Biden Pardon
Dec 3, 2024 5:56 AM CST
Late-Night Hosts Weigh In on the Biden Pardon
Jon Stewart roasts the hypocrisy but also cuts the president a little slack
(Newser)
- President Biden gave Jon Stewart and the late-night hosts plenty to talk about Monday night with his controversial pardon of son Hunter. Stewart, for example, roasted the president for going back on his word and for the unusually broad sweep of the pardon, but he also cut the president some...
Biden's 'Particularly Broad'
Pardon Is Like Gerald Ford's
Dec 2, 2024 11:31 AM CST
Biden's 'Particularly Broad' Pardon Is Like Gerald Ford's
Its sweeping language protects son Hunter for actions over the last decade
(Newser)
- President Biden didn't merely pardon son Hunter for his federal criminal convictions. The president bestowed on him a "full and unconditional pardon" for any federal crime Hunter may have committed over the past decade. The BBC notes that it is a "particularly broad" pardon compared to, say,...
After Biden
Pardon, Trump
Wonders About
'J-6' Cases
Dec 2, 2024 6:04 AM CST
After Biden Pardon, Trump Wonders About 'J-6' Cases
Former president criticizes current president's move as a 'miscarriage of Justice'
(Newser)
- President Biden's decision to pardon son Hunter Sunday night might have raised the hopes of those currently imprisoned over the Capitol riot. In reacting to the Biden move, President-elect Trump provided what some are interpreting as a hint to his thinking in regard to potential pardons for them, reports...
President Biden Explains
Decision to Pardon His Son
Dec 1, 2024 9:00 PM CST
President Biden Explains Decision to Pardon His Son
'I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision'
(Newser)
- After previously saying he would not pardon his son following his federal felony gun and tax convictions, President Biden on Sunday did that very thing , some 50 days before he is set to exit the White House, reports the
New York Times
. Fox News reports the pardon applies to...
Biden Reverses Himself,
Pardons Son Hunter
Dec 1, 2024 6:45 PM CST
Biden Reverses Himself, Pardons Son Hunter
President had previously said he wouldn't do so
(Newser)
- President Biden has pardoned his son Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members, per the AP . The president had previously...
Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty
as Trial Is About to Start
updated
Sep 5, 2024 4:40 PM CDT
Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty as Trial Is About to Start
President's son faces up to 17 years in prison at sentencing
(Newser)
- Hunter Biden pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal tax charges as jury selection was beginning in Los Angeles. The decision, which was a surprise to prosecutors, avoids a trial on the counts but leaves him at risk of substantial prison time when he's sentenced on Dec. 16, the
Washington
...
Judge Declines to Toss
Hunter Biden Tax Case
UPDATED
Aug 20, 2024 12:30 AM CDT
Judge Declines to Toss Hunter Biden Tax Case
President's son tried to use tossing of Trump's case as justification, to no avail
(Newser)
- A federal judge on Monday denied Hunter Biden's attempt to have his tax case tossed, meaning his trial is still planned for next month in California. Biden had argued that since a separate prosecution of Donald Trump was dismissed based on the unconstitutional appointment of the special counsel in...
House GOP's Long-Awaited
Impeachment Report Is Out
Aug 19, 2024 6:18 AM CDT
House GOP's Long-Awaited Impeachment Report Is Out
It accuses Biden of 'impeachable' conduct, though it provides no proof of a 'corrupt quid pro quo'
(Newser)
- House Republican investigators released a nearly 300-page report on Monday that accuses President Biden of "impeachable" and "egregious" conduct, reports the Hill . Its release comes as the Democratic National Convention opens, though Biden had been expected to be the nominee when this investigation began last year . Highlights:
Charges:
...
Hunter Biden Lobbied State
Department for Burisma Help
Aug 14, 2024 6:13 AM CDT
Hunter Biden Lobbied State Department for Burisma Help
NYT reports on 2016 letter seeking introduction to president of Tuscany, where Burisma sought work
(Newser)
- Hunter Biden asked the US government for assistance with a Burisma project in Italy in 2016, when he was a board member for the company and his father was US vice president, new records reveal, per the
New York Times
. Biden wrote to the US ambassador to Italy requesting an...
Hunter Biden
Drops Fox Lawsuit
UPDATED
Jul 22, 2024 5:35 PM CDT
Hunter Biden Drops Fox Lawsuit
Filing claimed network violated 'revenge porn' law
(Newser)
- Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. An attorney for the president's son filed a voluntary dismissal notice on Sunday in federal court in New York City, three weeks after the lawsuit was filed,...
Report: Hunter Biden Is Going
to White House Meetings
Jul 3, 2024 6:57 AM CDT
Report: Hunter Biden Is Going to White House Meetings
NBC News reported the president's son has 'popped in' on calls, meetings
(Newser)
- President Biden's behavior at last Thursday's debate has spurred a change in his son's behavior, sources tell NBC News . It reports that while Hunter Biden has long been a regular presence at the White House, he has attended meetings with the president and his top aides since...
Hunter Biden's DC
Law License Suspended
Jun 25, 2024 3:10 PM CDT
Hunter Biden's DC Law License Suspended
Appeals court cites his 'serious crimes'
(Newser)
- If anybody in the nation's capital wants to hire Hunter Biden as their lawyer, they're out of luck. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals said in a filing Tuesday that Biden's law license in Washington, DC has been suspended immediately because of his "serious crimes,...
Biden Unleashes
Withering
New Trump
Attack
Jun 17, 2024 6:06 AM CDT
Biden Unleashes Withering New Trump Attack
$50M ad blitz puts the focus on former president as a 'convicted criminal'
(Newser)
- After Hunter Biden was convicted, some pundits wondered whether it would make President Biden less likely to go after Donald Trump on that front. A $50 million ad campaign rolling out Monday suggests the answer is no.
Brutal ad:
The Biden campaign released a "Character Matters" ad that gets
...
Trump Has Some
Thoughts on Hunter Biden
Jun 14, 2024 11:03 AM CDT
Trump Has Some Thoughts on Hunter Biden
Former president tells Fox that drug addiction is 'a very tough thing' for families to contend with
(Newser)
- Donald Trump weighed in on Hunter Biden on Thursday in the wake of the latter's conviction this week on felony gun charges—appearing to be sympathetic to President Biden's son and his struggles with drug addiction. "I understand it pretty well, because I've had it with...
On Commuting
Son's Sentence,
Biden Says 'No'
Jun 13, 2024 4:48 PM CDT
On Commuting Son's Sentence, Biden Says 'No'
President had already ruled out a pardon
(Newser)
- President Biden made it clear Thursday that he won't do anything to reduce whatever sentence his son Hunter receives after his conviction on gun-related charges. The White House press secretary seemed to leave wiggle room when asked about the matter on Wednesday. Biden took a question about commuting...
Commuting Hunter's Sentence
Could Be Option for Biden
Jun 13, 2024 8:04 AM CDT
Commuting Hunter's Sentence Could Be Option for Biden
White House press secretary doesn't rule it out
(Newser)
- President Biden has said he won't pardon his son Hunter, who was convicted of three gun-related felonies earlier this week. But commutation of his sentence, when it is handed down, could be a different story. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre didn't rule out commutation when she spoke...
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