Hunter Biden

Prosecutors and the defence have agreed to recommend a sentence of between four and six years in prison, according to the plea agreement.

Mr Biden said he would be taking more steps in the weeks ahead and would continue to review clemency petitions.

The outgoing US President had vowed to not intervene in son’s court case

Prosecutors opposed dismissing the case, arguing in court documents that a pardon should not wipe away the case ‘as if it never occurred’.

‘I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision,’ Mr Biden said, adding he made the decision this weekend.

The case brought by the Justice Department accused Hunter Biden of a scheme to avoid paying at least 1.4 million dollars (£1.06 million) in taxes.

US President Joe Biden’s son is facing charges alleging he failed to pay at least 1.4 million dollars (£1.06 million) in taxes.

He is accused of paying at least 1.4 million dollars in taxes while receiving millions of dollars from foreign business entities.

Defence lawyer Abbe Lowell said they are ‘naturally disappointed’ by Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict.

Joe Biden has steered clear of the federal courtroom in Delaware where his son was tried.