By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Monday that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in part because of concern his political opponents would continue to persecute the younger Biden in the future,

The pardon granted by U.S. President Joe Biden to his son Hunter over firearms and tax charges has caused unrest among many Democrats. A mistake, a misuse of power, special treatment, a stain on his legacy,

President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden is further bruising a party that was already reeling from blistering electoral losses, with a wave of Capitol Hill Democrats criticizing

House Speaker Mike Johnson is the latest Republican to criticize President Biden for pardoning his son Hunter. President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter deepened an entanglement of politics and the rule of law that has tarnished faith in American justice and is almost certain to worsen in Donald Trump’s second term.

Already reeling from their November defeat at the polls, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden's pardoning of his son for a federal felony conviction — after the party spent years slamm

Hunter Biden has been convicted of federal gun charges and federal tax evasion charges. President Joe Biden pardoned his son alleging an unfair process.

Some Democrats fear that Trump will use the pardon to criticize the justice system and bolster his own efforts to remake it.