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Trump: Why Did Biden Pardon His Entire Family?
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0:11Now PlayingFormer President Joe Biden granted blanket pardons to five family members in the last hour of his presidency, the final acts of clemency that also included sweeping pardons for members of Congress who investigated Trump’s role in the assault on the Capitol four years ago. #biden #trump #pardon #jan6 #politics
“My family has been subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics. Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end,” Biden said in a written statement.
The full and unconditional pardons — for any nonviolent offenses committed since 2014 — were signed on Sunday but not announced until Monday, 21 minutes before ceding power to President Donald Trump.
Those pardoned included brothers James Biden and Francis Biden, sister Valerie Biden Owens, and James’ and Valerie’s spouses. He previously gave a blanket pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, who was about to be sentenced on gun and tax evasion charges.
Biden said the pardons for his family should not be taken as admission or acknowledgment of any crime. Republicans had promised investigations into what they called the “Biden crime family,” which they said benefited financially from Biden’s access to world leaders during his term as vice president.
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