On December 1st, 2024 incumbent President Joe Biden announced that he had pardoned his son Hunter Biden. Joe Biden stated at a White House press conference that “[t]oday, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. 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,” (WhiteHouse).