President Joe Biden's sweeping pardon of his son, Hunter, came amid statements from Trump administration nominees that targeted Hunter.

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, for federal felony gun and tax convictions. For more than a year Biden's White House made public pledges not to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

Both President Biden and the White House have repeatedly told the public that the president would not pardon his budding artist son. Here is a list of instances in which they made those assurances