PANews reported on December 2 that according to Jinshi, on December 1 local time, US President Biden announced a pardon for his son Hunter Biden. According to US media analysis, this decision marks a reversal of Biden's position as president. He has repeatedly stated that he will not use executive power to pardon his son or reduce his sentence. According to NBC, the pardon was made before Hunter Biden was to be sentenced on December 12 for federal gun charges. Hunter Biden will also be sentenced in another criminal case on December 16 after he pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges in September.