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Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said President Donald Trump was ignoring the “guardrails” of the presidency by pardoning supporters convicted of political corruption and white-collar crime. Christie said, “I think his view of this is that the biggest mistake he made in the first term was not to go further, was to have any type of guardrails placed upon him by either the people he puts around him or by recognition of the law and norms and customs for the position of the presidency. And so you see it in a whole bunch of different...

President Joe Biden thought about pardoning President-elect Donald Trump, though it’s not known how seriously, a person directly familiar with his comments told NBC News’s Natasha Korecki, Carol E. Lee, and Jonathan Allen. Trump was the victim of the weaponization of justice under Biden’s Justice Department. Biden reportedly ordered the DOJ to prosecute Trump and lamented appointing Attorney General Merrick Garland because he did not act quickly enough to prosecute Trump. NBC News reported on Biden’s thoughts about pardoning Trump and the president’s frustration with the Democrat party: Many Democrats are blaming Biden for handing the White House to Donald...

President Joe Biden refused to consult the DOJ’s Office of the Pardon Attorney before pardoning Hunter Biden. Presidents typically consult the office when making pardon decisions. The refusal ignored standard procedure and disregarded institutional norms, leaving the pardon office stunned by the tactic, a source told Politico. The Office of the Pardon Attorney is usually tasked with recommending complete pardons for felons who completed prison sentences, the New York Times reported.

Let's be honest here. The only thing shocking about Joe Biden pardoning his son, Hunter, was the timing. He was always going to do it. I think most people, myself included, figured he'd wait until January. Now, this pardon will cast a shadow over the final weeks of Biden’s presidency, but let’s face it: Joe does not care. Predictably, some on the left are already applauding him, hailing it as the act of a “good father,” and so on. However, it's time to cut through the noise. While the pardon was technically on Hunter's behalf, it’s clear that this move...

Below is my column in Fox.com on President Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son Hunter of not just his convicted crimes but any crimes that he may have chosen to commit. President Biden has set a standard that is not merely a new low but positively subterraneous for future presidents. Here is the column: President Joe Biden’s decision to use his presidential powers to pardon his own son will be a decision that lives in infamy in presidential politics. It is not just that the President used his constitutional powers to benefit his family. It is because the action culminates...

Former President Donald Trump said he has not ruled out the prospect of pardoning President Joe Biden’s convicted criminal son, Hunter Biden, if reelected. “I wouldn’t take it off the books,” Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt in a Thursday interview when asked if he would pardon the first son, “despite what they’ve done to me.”