Republicans and some Democrats have accused Joe Biden of damaging trust in the justice department.

People share their reactions with the BBC on the US President's decision to pardon his son.

Joe Biden will highlight a massive new railway project to help transport critical minerals to the US.

An act of clemency by Hunter Biden's father continues a tradition by American presidents.

The move makes it easier for future presidents to ignore guardrails and use the pardon power as a political instrument.

The US president has previously vowed not to intervene in his son's case.

Biden says his son Hunter was "unfairly" prosecuted over tax and gun possession - but earlier he had ruled out a pardon.

"It is clear that Hunter was treated differently," the US president wrote in Sunday's statement.