President Joe Biden faces scrutiny for pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted of lying on a federal form and avoiding paying taxes."I think he got it wrong yesterday. I think he had it right before yesterday," Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., said.Biden announced the pardon Sunday, stating, "Hunter was singled out only because he is my son," and adding, "... raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice.""What other father in America has the power to pardon their son or daughter if they're convicted of a crime?" Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said.Hunter Biden was convicted of lying on a federal form when he bought a gun in 2018 and for avoiding paying more than $1 million in taxes.President Biden and the White House had repeatedly said Hunter Biden wouldn't be offered clemency."I said I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him," President Biden said on June 13, 2024.Some Biden supporters agreed with the president's reversal."It's somebody who has a lifelong drug addiction and prosecutors would have handled this differently. So this was all politically motivated, so I understand," Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., said.Biden is not the first president to pardon a family member."Donald Trump, in his waning days, pardoned the father of his son-in-law, Jared, and his father was convicted or pleaded guilty to very egregious conduct," former federal prosecutor Gene Rossi said.President-elect Trump criticized the move on social media, calling the pardon an "abuse and miscarriage of justice."The president-elect also questioned if the pardon includes the "J-6 hostages."