Esquire deletes false George Bush pardon story after liberal columnist makes major error

"Nobody defines Poppy Bush's presidency by his son's struggles or the pardons he issued on his way out of the White House. The moral: Shut the f--- up about Hunter Biden, please," he wrote in the sub-headline.

The only problem? Bush never pardoned his son.

The men's magazine later added an editor's note to the column: "An earlier version stated incorrectly that George H.W. Bush gave a presidential pardon to his son, Neil Bush. Esquire regrets the error."

The page also includes a second editor's note that notes the column was "removed due to an error" and "Esquire regrets the mistake."

Neil caused a public relations nightmare for his father after Silverado Saving and Loan (which Neil was a board member of) collapsed and cost taxpayers approximately $1 billion. Neil later had to pay $50,000 to settle a civil lawsuit with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The son of H.W. was never criminally convicted and was not granted a pardon.

The pardon he ordered Sunday night covers crimes his son "has committed or may have committed" from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024.

Fox News' Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.