WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.

“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” he said in a statement released by the White House.

“I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision.”