Special counsel Jack Smith filed to dismiss the two federal cases against President-elect Trump after he won back the White House earlier in November.
The sweeping pardon also applied to any other crimes “he committed or may have committed” between 1 January 2014 and 1 December this year.
Washington: President Joe Biden faces a backlash from Democrats angry over his decision to pardon his son – a move that blunts their line of attack on Donald Trump, the first convicted criminal to be re-elected president.
U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden this week, ending a political saga that had divided American lawmakers for years.