Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin suggested pardons should not be used “for family members or to hand out political favors.” And Rep. Mark Pocan offered a tempered response, speculating President-Elect Donald Trump could use the move as an excuse to make pardons of his own, including for those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Hunter Biden’s pardon is quickly becoming something of a third rail in the earliest stages of the 2028 presidential primary, with few ambitious Democrats showing any desire to touch it. Many of the governors and senators who are vying to become the future of the Democratic Party are declining to weigh in on Joe Biden’s last-minute,

Some Democrats fear that Trump will use the pardon to criticize the justice system and bolster his own efforts to remake it.

Already reeling from their November defeat at the polls, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden's pardoning of his son for a federal felony conviction — after the party spent years slamm

Democrats on Monday began more forcefully criticizing President Joe Biden for pardoning his son Hunter Biden, saying that he’s giving his son special treatment and further eroding confidence in the rule of law.

The move makes it easier for future presidents to ignore guardrails and use the pardon power as a political instrument.