President Joe Biden made history this weekend when he announced that he signed a pardon for his son, Hunter Biden.
U.S. presidents have in the past granted pardons to family members or close allies, but never before had one pardoned their own progeny.
Of course, Hunter Biden, 54, already made history in June when he became the first offspring of a sitting president to become a convicted felon.
Jurors in Delaware had convicted him on three felony counts of lying on paperwork for the purchase of a revolver and owning the firearm while being a drug addict in 2018.
A couple months later, in September, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to several federal charges related to tax crimes right before a second trial was to begin in Los Angeles.
The First Son was expected to be sentenced for gun and tax evasion crimes later in December. He had faced the prospect of prison time.
In announcing the pardon on…
