"The President's characterizations are incorrect based on the facts in this case, and, on a more fundamental level, they are wrong," wrote the special counsel, David Weiss, in a report submitted to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The report formally capped a yearslong criminal inquiry that resulted in Hunter Biden's conviction on a raft of tax and gun charges. In early December, President Biden pardoned his son ahead of scheduled sentencing hearings in Los Angeles and Delaware, ending the cases and heading off court proceedings where Hunter Biden faced the potential of lengthy prison terms.
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