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Joe Biden issues 'unconditional' preemptive pardons for his family during inauguration

David Edwards
January 20, 2025 12:56PM ET
U.S. President Joe Biden, flanked by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, replies to a reporter after negotiators reached a phased deal for a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, during remarks at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to extended family members moments before President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in.

While Biden was at Trump's inaugural ceremony, the Justice Department announced pardons for James Biden, Sarah Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John T. Owens, and Francis W. Biden.

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The "full and unconditional" pardons for Biden's brother and other family members come after preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of the Jan. 6 Select Committee in Congress. Biden previously issued a pardon for his son Hunter Biden.

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