evidence: The stakes are high for Hunter Biden, who was convicted of three gun felonies in June and will be sentenced for those crimes after the election. Most federal cases are resolved with a guilty plea, and it's always possible Hunter Biden opts for a last-minute deal instead of rolling the dice with another trial. Joe Biden has unfettered power to pardon his son or wipe away his sentence if he's convicted in the tax case. The president has repeatedly ruled that out in his public comments, though that was before he dropped out of the 2024 race. [...] Joe Biden has personally ruled out a pardon or commutation, and so have his White House advisers. But that was before he dropped out of the 2024 presidential race.