President Biden‘s annoucement Sunday that he was pardoning his son Hunter was nothing near a spur of the second choice … TMZ has realized.

White Home-connected sources with direct information inform TMZ … Biden had this deliberate for greater than three months.

Our sources say President Biden was not concerned in Hunter’s case in any approach till June of final 12 months, when a plea deal was rejected by the choose. We’re informed he was “agitated” on the reversal and felt his son had change into a political pawn.

As you understand, Hunter was convicted on three gun-related expenses this previous June.

Now this is the twist … we’re informed Hunter and his authorized staff felt the second trial — the place he was charged with 9 tax-related expenses — was winnable. But Hunter entered a responsible plea in September, which on the time was puzzling as a result of he and his attorneys felt they’d get a not responsible verdict.

Our sources — once more, with direct information — inform TMZ when the responsible verdict was entered it was performed with information that President Biden would pardon him.

Biden made good on his plans Sunday, when he pardoned his son … and stated he felt the authorized system was being politicized in opposition to Hunter.

The prez wrote within the press launch that different folks convicted of comparable crimes to Hunter would have acquired non-criminal resolutions — however, Hunter was handled in another way … all due to his relation to Joe.