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Biden Grants Sweeping Pardon as Son Reports Cancer Spread

8/9/2026

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Hunter Biden Discloses

Hunter Biden said Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to his bones, causing severe pain.
He called it “very painful” and “very debilitating” in a BBC interview aired Friday, August 8 2026.
Joe Biden was diagnosed in May 2025 with aggressive, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, Gleason score 9, already metastatic to bone, and began radiation and hormone therapy in October 2025.
Despite the illness, he delivered a Maryland Democratic Party keynote on June 27 2026.

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Biden Pardons Family

President Joe Biden issued a full pardon covering federal offenses by Hunter Biden from Jan 1 2014 to Dec 1 2024.
The pardon also covered James Biden, Anthony Fauci and several Congress members linked to the Jan 6, 2021 investigation.
President Joe Biden granted the pardon despite his earlier pledge, arguing it was needed to shield his family from anticipated prosecutions by a future U.S. President Donald Trump administration.

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Hunter Biden Discloses

Hunter Biden said Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to his bones, causing severe pain.
He called it “very painful” and “very debilitating” in a BBC interview aired Friday, August 8 2026.
Joe Biden was diagnosed in May 2025 with aggressive, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, Gleason score 9, already metastatic to bone, and began radiation and hormone therapy in October 2025.
Despite the illness, he delivered a Maryland Democratic Party keynote on June 27 2026.

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