President Biden pardons son, Hunter

In a brazen about-turn, U.S. President Joe Biden has granted
“a full and unconditional” pardon to his son Hunter, who was
due to be sentenced for tax and gun ownership violations

NUMBER OF PRESIDENTIAL
PARDONS (1945-2025)

Donald Trump*
Joe Biden†
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George H. W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman

1,500
157
238
1,927
200
459
77
406
566
409
926
1,187
575
1,157
2,044

IF HE KEEPS CAMPAIGN PLEDGE
TO PARDON CAPITOL RIOTERS

EXCLUDES 6,500 PARDONS FOR
SIMPLE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA

EXCLUDES OVER 200,000 PARDONS
FOR VIETNAM DRAFT EVASION

INCLUDES PARDON OF
RICHARD NIXON

*Estimate at beginning of 2025 term. †As of Dec 2, 2024
Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, Office of the Pardon Attorney (U.S. Department of Justice)
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