The Biden Family Files/CASE 24/Jun 2024 – Jan 2025

The courts

“I will not pardon him”: the pardon

A full and unconditional pardon reaching back to 2014

Hunter Biden’s December 1, 2024 clemency warrant. Reproducing the document does not decide whether its policy justification was sound.
US Department of Justice · Source & image context ↗

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Documented

Biden broke a public promise. The pardon covers any federal offense Hunter committed or may have committed over nearly eleven years, charged or not. Weiss called Biden’s claim of a selective prosecution “gratuitous and wrong.”

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

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What the pardon covers

The gun, the taxes and everything else.

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The broken promise, and Weiss’s reply

“Gratuitous and wrong.”

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS FILE

The claims, rated.

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DISPUTED Hunter’s cases & the pardons

“Hunter was selectively prosecuted.”

Biden said so; Weiss called that “gratuitous and wrong” and noted the courts in both cases had rejected Hunter’s selective-prosecution arguments.

Who says it: Joe Biden.

The evidence in this file ↗ · On the full claims board ↗

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OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. National Archives: December 1, 2024 statement and complete Hunter Biden pardon ↗

    Official statement includes the complete operative pardon text. Biden’s claims of selective prosecution are his explanation, not an independent court finding.

  2. DOJ Pardon Attorney: frequently asked questions about pardon effects and federal jurisdiction ↗

    Public source checked for this static edition dated October 21, 2026; linked publication date and procedural scope matter.

  3. AP: gun proceeding terminated; corrected story distinguishes ending case from tossing conviction (December 3–4, 2024) ↗

    Public source checked for this static edition dated October 21, 2026; linked publication date and procedural scope matter.

  4. Special Counsel David Weiss: final report, submitted January 10 and released January 13, 2025 ↗

    Primary prosecutor’s final report, not a neutral court verdict on every family allegation. Cover letter says pardon prevents further charging decisions and report omits uncharged third parties. Primary PDF downloaded; introductory pages and Scarsi’s December 3 order in Appendix C inspected, not every appendix.

  5. ABC News: Biden personally rules out pardoning Hunter (June 6, 2024) ↗

    Public source checked for this static edition dated October 21, 2026; linked publication date and procedural scope matter.

  6. ABC News: White House again says no pardon planned (November 7, 2024) ↗

    Public source checked for this static edition dated October 21, 2026; linked publication date and procedural scope matter.

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