White House Says Biden Didn’t Lie About Son Hunter’s Sweeping Pardon, but Simply Changed His Mind During Holiday Weekend

The president and his staff insisted multiple times over the course of Hunter Biden’s legal saga that the first son would not receive relief from his father.

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana
President Biden accompanied by his son Hunter Biden and his grandson Beau leave a book store as they walk at downtown Nantucket Mass., Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

President Biden did not lie to Americans earlier this year when he repeatedly promised not to pardon his son, Hunter; rather, he simply changed his mind over the weekend, the White  House said on Monday.  

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