Joe Biden had repeatedly denied that he would commute what was likely to be a substantial prison sentence or pardon his son Hunter for his convictions related to gun ownership and tax evasion.He declared he had changed his mind on the Sunday night following Thanksgiving, when the American public’s focus was firmly elsewhere,

In a press release announcing his decision, he wrote, “There has been an attempt to break Hunter – who has been sober for five and a half years, despite relentless attacks and selective prosecution.” They have attempted to break me in an attempt to break Hunter, and there is no reason to think that this will end. Enough is enough.