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CNN —
President Joe Biden made history Sunday when he granted a pardon to his son Hunter Bidenfor criminal convictions on gun and tax charges.
The power to grant pardons for federal crimes is uniquely bestowed by the Constitution on only the US president: “… he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”
Presidents have doled out pardons to friends and donors, to political allies, and to make political points, but no president until Biden has pardoned his son.
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President Joe Biden made history Sunday when he granted a pardon to his son Hunter Bidenfor criminal convictions on gun and tax charges.
The power to grant pardons for federal crimes is uniquely bestowed by the Constitution on only the US president: “… he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”
Presidents have doled out pardons to friends and donors, to political allies, and to make political points, but no president until Biden has pardoned his son.
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