President Joe Biden is leaning heavily into his clemency powers in the waning days of his term, using a tool only available to an incumbent without fear of political backlash. Fading from public view as President-elect Donald Trump increasingly wields the bully pulpit,
Robby Soave delivers a radar on President Joe Biden's pardoning of so Hunter Biden. Originally aired December 2, 2024.
President Biden’s historic one-day clemency act included commutations that sparked outrage, in part because the White House skipped normal vetting procedures.
Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant charged with lying about Hunter Biden’s overseas business deals, pleaded guilty on Monday in Los Angeles to federal charges of making a false claim and tax evasion. Smirnov, a native of Ukraine, faces up to 35 ...
One of President Joe Biden’s former top communications advisers ravaged the president’s messaging rollout strategy around his decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, lambasting the situation as “exceptionally poor timing” in a major public rebuke of her former boss.
An FBI informant accused of lying about the Biden family has cut a plea deal with special counsel David Weiss, the prosecutor who led the criminal probe into Hunter Biden.
The co-hosts of The View defended President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, from various legal charges, arguing it was a protective move
The consideration comes after Biden issued a full pardon for his son Hunter -- a move that prompted backlash from Republicans and many Democrats. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, during his ...
A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying about a $10 million bribe that a Ukrainian businessman paid to then-vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter to “protect” his
Indeed, the essential legacy of Anglo-American clemency power is mercy — the executive (royal) prerogative to sand down the sharpest edges of criminal punishment. Clemency power does present problems involving favoritism for political allies and personal friends,