Esquire removes false George Bush pardon tale following liberal writer's significant blunder.

Esquire has removed a column that relied on a false assertion about former President George H. W. Bush to support President Biden's decision to grant a pardon to his son, Hunter.

In a Tuesday column, liberal commentator Charles P. Pierce argued that Hunter Biden was not the first presidential son to be embroiled in controversy, prompting readers to recall the scandal involving Neil Bush.

"Hunter Biden's struggles and pardons should not define Poppy Bush's presidency. Please stop talking about him," he wrote in the sub-headline.

George H.W. Bush, the president, exercised his unlimited constitutional power of clemency to pardon his son, Neil, for all that S&L business way back when.

The only problem? H. W. Bush never pardoned his son.

Esquire corrected an error in a column about George H. W. Bush giving a presidential pardon to his son, Neil Bush.

The link now directs readers to a page that states, "This Column is No Longer Available."

Esquire regrets the mistake.

Neil Bush's role as a board member of Silverado Saving and Loan led to a public relations disaster for his father, H. W. Bush, after the bank collapsed and cost taxpayers $1 billion. Neil later had to pay $50,000 to settle a civil lawsuit with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Despite this, Neil was never criminally convicted and was not granted a pardon.

Biden faced criticism from both sides of the political spectrum for granting a broad pardon to Hunter Biden, despite previously stating that he wouldn't.

The pardon he issued on Sunday night applies to crimes his son may have committed between January 1, 2014, and December 1, 2024.

Planet Chronicle' Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.