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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Clea Skopeliti

First Thing: Biden issues ‘full and unconditional’ pardon to son Hunter

Joe and Hunter Biden in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Friday.
Biden pardoned his son Hunter, days before he was due to be sentenced for convictions on federal gun and tax charges. Photograph: Craig Hudson/Reuters

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Joe Biden has granted “a full and unconditional” pardon to his son Hunter Biden, days before he was due to be sentenced for convictions on federal gun and tax charges, the US president said in a statement released by the White House on Sunday.

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