Will Hunter Biden’s Pardon Backfire on the First Family?

Wayward son could now be forced to testify about the Biden family’s business.

AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta
President Biden greets his son Hunter Biden at Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware, June 11, 2024. AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta

President Biden’s “full and unconditional pardon” of his son Hunter could have an unexpected and, for the Bidens, unwelcome result — depriving Hunter of the Fifth Amendment’s shield and leaving the first son vulnerable to a subpoena to take the stand and testify under oath.

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