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Hello everybody. I'm John Fawson with this Great America show Midday Update for Monday,

December 2nd. I hope you all had a great weekend. Well, over the weekend,

Joe Biden decided he's going to pardon his son Hunter Biden after previously saying he had no

interest in doing so. We now have some news today that shed some light on just how far back

Joe Biden thought about pardoning Hunter. Joe Biden reportedly discussed pardoning his

son Hunter six months ago while he was publicly claiming he would not issue Hunter or pardon

or commute his sentences. As I said over the weekend, Joe Biden did just that what he said

he had no interest in doing. Hunter Biden was facing federal tax fraud charges in California and felony gun charges in Delaware.

Last December, Hunter Biden was hit with nine count indictment filed in Central District of California,

tax evasion, failure to pay and file taxes, false and fraudulent tax returns.

The charges were handed down by special counsel David Weiss after a sweetheart plea deal

on tax charges fell apart in the summer of 2023.

The indictment detailed a four-year scheme to avoid $1.4 million in taxes that he owed

between 2016 and 2019.

He also reportedly filed false tax returns. According to ABC News, Joe Biden

discussed pardoning Hunter back in June when Hunter was convicted. However, he told his aides he would

lie publicly about his pardon plans. Hmm, a shocker there. This is directly from NBC News. Quote,

the president has discussed pardoning his son with some of his closest

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