In his shoes, wouldn’t you? The outgoing president, at the very last minute, rescued his son from a possible prison sentence. Some fear he has sold the nation to save his family.
Dad pardons son for tax and gun crime
Hypocrisy: “No one is above the law,” wrote Joe Biden (seen above, left, with his son Hunter) on X in early July. This was seemingly in response to the US Supreme Court verdict granting broad immunity to Donald Trump for any legal violations he committed while president. Glossary
Founding Fathers - The men generally thought to have played the most important role in creating the United States of America, by leading its military forces during the War of Independence or by writing the documents on which it is founded and still guide the country today.
Constitutional Monarch - A hereditary head of state whose power is limited by a constitution and who primarily serves as a ceremonial figurehead.
veto - An official way of blocking or forbidding something.
Legislature - An organised group of representatives with the power to make laws. By contrast, in Britain "the Government" usually refers only to the Prime Minister and other ministers whose job as the "executive" is to decide how to implement laws in practice.
Innocuous - Harmless.
Bill Clinton - The American president from 1993 to 2001. He is a Democrat.
Alcoholism - Alcohol addiction.