President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, after he was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year.
The White House made the announcement on Sunday night.
Hunter, 54, had pleaded guilty in a separate felony tax case in September.
He was also found guilty of making a false statement in a gun case.
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden wrote in a statement.
“From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
“It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”
Fox News reports that Biden pardoning his son marks a departure from his previous remarks to the media declaring he would not pardon the first son.
‘He was treated unfairly’ – President Biden pardons his son, Hunter