Trending Now - Jill Biden Reveals Desire for Joe to Pardon Hunter Amid Fairness Concerns

WHO:

TODAY.com - Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Craig Melvin, Donald Trump

NY Post - Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden

WHAT:

TODAY.com - Joe Biden issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Hunter Biden, covering offenses from January 1, 2014, to December 1, 2024.

TODAY.com - Hunter Biden was scheduled to be sentenced for federal gun charges and pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges.

TODAY.com - Jill Biden stated, “I did support it, of course. I’m his mother,” regarding the pardon.

TODAY.com - Joe Biden expressed that “raw politics has infected this process” in his statement about the pardon.

TODAY.com - Joe Biden stated, “No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son — and that is wrong.”

WHERE:

TODAY.com - The interview took place on the TODAY show.

WHEN:

TODAY.com - Joe Biden issued the pardon in December 2024.

TODAY.com - The Justice Department’s report on the investigation into Hunter Biden was published in January 2025.

WHY:

TODAY.com - Jill Biden claimed the process was not fair to Hunter Biden due to changes in the Justice Department after Trump’s presidency.

TODAY.com - Jill Biden indicated that Trump’s statement, “I want Hunter Biden to go to jail,” influenced their decision regarding the pardon.

TODAY.com - Joe Biden believed that the prosecution was politically motivated and a “miscarriage of justice.”

HOW:

TODAY.com - Jill Biden mentioned that Joe Biden “changed his mind” about the pardon due to a loss of faith in the justice system.

(UPDATED June 1, 2026 23:28 UTC)

Joe Biden has issued a full and unconditional pardon for Hunter Biden, covering offenses from January 1, 2014, to December 1, 2024, as Hunter was facing sentencing for federal gun charges and had pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion. Jill Biden expressed her support for the pardon, stating, “I did support it, of course. I’m his mother,” while Joe Biden criticized the prosecution as politically motivated and a “miscarriage of justice,” claiming that Hunter was unfairly targeted because he is his son. Jill Biden also noted that Trump's past statement, “I want Hunter Biden to go to jail,” played a role in their decision, and she mentioned that Joe changed his mind about the pardon after losing faith in the justice system.