President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision. The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Biden’s Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges. The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Biden’s gun charges conviction and guilty plea.

President Joe Biden has issued a pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, the White House announced Sunday night. Previously, Biden has remained adamant that he will not pardon Hunter, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in September. He was also convicted in a separate criminal case in June. In his clemency announcement, the president called his son’s treatment a “miscarriage of justice.”

President Biden has decided to pardon his son Hunter after the younger Biden was convicted of federal gun charges and pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges earlier this year, according to a report. Biden, 82, is expected to announce his decision to issue the controversial pardon Sunday night, a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision told NBC News.