On Dec. 12, President Joe Biden granted 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations, less than two weeks after granting his son Hunter “a full and unconditional pardon” for any crimes “he has committed or may have committed” from Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 1, 2024.

Hunter Biden’s pardon dealt with three felonies related to his purchase and possession of a gun in 2018 as an active drug user, and lying about his drug use on a federal form necessary to purchase the gun. The sentencing for the case was scheduled for Dec. 12. The president’s son also pleaded guilty in September in federal court to nine tax-related charges, including three felonies and six misdemeanors, and faced sentencing in that case on Dec. 16.

Separately, the White House said the Dec. 12 act of clemency was for people “who were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and who have successfully reintegrated into their families and communities. He [Biden] is also pardoning 39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes. These actions represent the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history.”