US PRESIDENTIAL PARDON SERIES : (3) PRESIDENT BIDEN`S FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL PARDON OF HIS SON »
President Joe Biden: "I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with the decision to pardon my son Hunter, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice. I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision."
US PRESIDENTIAL PARDON SERIES: (1) A SECOND OPINION: US President Biden Pardoned Son of Criminal Charges »
"No one is above the law, it has been said, except if you are the son of a sitting President. 62% of voters opposed President's pardon of his son Hunter, with 41% strongly opposed.
A SECOND OPINION: Son of US President Convicted on Federal Gun Charges »
Joe Biden has said he would not pardon his son if convicted. And Hunter Biden was convicted on three federal gun charges. Jail time is possible on the convictions. Meanwhile on 27 June 2024, the first presidential deebate, on CNN, is generating great anticipation.
STATESIDE STORIES: Biden Impeachment Inquiry in the Works »
The US House of Representatives has launched an impeachment inquiry against US President Joe Biden after having uncovered a “culture of corruption” that demands deeper review, according to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, citing evidence the House has gathered in its investigations into Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings which may have benefited from his father's influence.
STATESIDE STORIES: US President Biden’s Son Hunter Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Evasion Charges »
Hunter Biden, US President Joe Biden’s son, plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay taxes. He also faces a separate felony gun possession charge that is likely to be dismissed if he meets certain conditions. This is the first time the US Department of Justice has brought charges against a child of a sitting president. He is being probed for other possible infractions.
Stateside Stories: Trump Targeted by the F.B.I. »
The F.B.I. raided former US President Donald Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago residence, searching for secret documents. They confiscated 20 boxes of highly confidential material that Trump had been negotiating in June to return to the Presidential Archives. According to Trump, all the documents seized by the F.B.I. had already been “declassified.” A massive F.B.I. raid on a former president has never before happened in American history.
STATESIDE STORIES: Dems Determine Rules for Inquiry while Trump Fights “Deep State” »
The US House of Representatives voted on Halloween to spook Trump with a 232 to 196 vote on endorsing the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry and set up a new public phase of the investigation. House speaker, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, presided over the vote and said “what is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy.” Republicans in the House were united in defense of President Trump, describing the inquiry as secretive and unfair. Moreover, Trump says the “Deep State” — that is, the Washington bureaucracy — has been against him since his election in 2016.
