Top Democrat calls on Biden to pardon more working class Americans

Top Democrat calls on Biden to pardon more working class Americans

The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, has called on President Joseph Biden to pardon some working-class Americans after drawing criticism for pardoning his own son. Hunter Biden had been convicted on firearm charges and pleaded guilty to tax charges. Kate Fisher reports from Washington:

December 5, 2024 10

World

US President pardons son Hunter Biden

In his final weeks in office, US President Joe Biden has officially pardoned his son Hunter, reversing his earlier position. Hunter Biden had been facing sentencing on federal gun and tax evasion charges. President-elect Donald Trump condemned the pardon as a "miscarriage of justice," while President Biden believes his son was politically targeted, according to The Guardian's Washington correspondent David Smith says President Biden believes his son's been targeted for […]

December 2, 2024 16

Lifestyle

How often do you lie? Deception researchers investigate how the recipient and the medium affect telling the truth

Hunter Biden has been found guilty of making a false claim on a federal firearms application. AP Photo/Julio Cortez By Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University Prominent cases of purported lying continue to dominate the news cycle. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was found guilty of lying on a government form while purchasing a handgun. Republican Representative George Santos allegedly lied in many ways, including […]

June 12, 2024 26

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Hunter Biden guilty, after jury deliberates for only three hours

The son of US President, Joseph Biden has been found guilty of three criminal charges related to the illegal purchase of a gun. During the trial, there were many witnesses including from the Biden family who spoke of his drug use in and around the time he bought the gun in 2018. Reporting for us is Caroline Malone.

June 12, 2024 44

World

End of first week in testimony about drug use by US President’s son in gun purchase case

Naomi Biden , granddaughter of the U.S President Joseph Biden, is the latest high-profile witness to give evidence in a case against her father Hunter Biden. She talked about how 'well' she thought he was doing at the time of a gun purchase back in 2018. But the prosecution showed text messages to the contrary. Caroline Malone reports.

June 10, 2024 22

World

Hunter Biden to challenge tax evasion charges in court

U.S President Joseph Biden's son Hunter will ask a U.S. judge to dismiss the criminal case accusing him of evading more than a million dollars in $1.4 million in taxes. Lawyers for Hunter Biden argue that prosecutors bowed to political pressure from Republican lawmakers investigating his father. Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

March 28, 2024 47

World

U.S. President’s son appears unexpectedly at Congress hearing on him not showing for private testimony

Hunter Biden surprised members of Congress on Wednesday, appearing at a meeting calling for him to be held in contempt for not testifying at an impeachment inquiry. The President's son had agreed to appear publicly but not behind closed doors. Caroline Malone reports.

January 11, 2024 30

World

Joe Biden’s son attacks Congressional inquiry into his family

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, has defied a subpoena from US lawmakers ordering him to appear behind closed doors as part of a Congressional investigation into alleged corruption. Republicans in the House of Representatives have opened an impeachment inquiry in the President, accusing him of improperly benefitting from Hunter's foreign business dealings. The White House denies wrongdoing. Benji Hyer reports.

December 14, 2023 9

World

US Federal prosecutors charge Hunter Biden with tax evasion

The Department of Justice has charged Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden with nine counts of tax evasion. It's the second indictment this year for the president's son, whose legal problems continue to be a political liability for his father. Ira Spitzer reports.

December 8, 2023 12