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CNN reporter Jeff Zeleny reported on Sunday that President Joe Biden was under "pressure" from "inside the family" to pardon his son Hunter Biden. Zeleny said "clearly there was pressure inside the family, we were told—really in recent weeks that Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady Jill Biden was really supportive of the President doing something like this. The President was not sure." "So we were told that this sort of came to a head this weekend," Zeleny said, "and this is why President Biden decided now to do this." He referenced "the kind of conversation that has been going on...

First lady Jill Biden backed President Biden's decision to pardon Hunter Biden from criminal charges during a holiday press conference with National Guard members and their families at the White House on Monday. "Of course I support the pardon of my son," Jill responded to a reporter's shouted question following her remarks. Hunter is the stepson of Jill Biden. The White House unveiled its Christmas decorations to the media ahead of the holiday season, with this year's theme, "A Season of Peace and Light," announced by Jill Biden in a statement Monday. "As we celebrate our final holiday season here...

Jill Biden has come out fighting following the scathing special prosecutor's report on her husband's memory, saying claims Joe forgot their son Beau's death were intended 'to score political points.' 'Believe me, like anyone who has lost a child, Beau and his death never leave him,' the First Lady said in a statement shared by a campaign X account. The statement came in response to special prosecutor Robert K. Hur's conclusion that Biden should not be charged for mishandling classified documents, but only because a jury wouldn't convict him because he would appear as 'a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with...