Biden pardons family members minutes before Trump sworn in

Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals

President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by Donald J. Trump, including five members of his family as well as Liz Cheney, Anthony S. Fauci and Mark A. Milley.

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Trump revokes Biden-era order allowing transgender members to serve in military

President Trump on Monday, in his first executive order, revoked dozens of Biden-era actions, including one that allowed members of the transgender community to serve in the military. In a signing ...

The Hill - 8h

Biden grants last-minute pardons to family and Trump critics

Before leaving office, President Biden issued a series of pardons to people who could be targeted with President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House, including members of his family, Dr. ...

CBS News - 9h

Biden issues pre-emptive pardons just before leaving office

Just before leaving office, President Biden issued a series of pre-emptive pardons for a number of his family members as well as for Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Rep. Liz Cheney and Gen. Mark Milley, ...

NBC News - 9h

Biden’s last-minute pardons draw ire from both sides of political divide

Family members, Gen Mark Milley, Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and January 6 committee members pardoned. Donald Trump inauguration – live updates Former president Joe Biden ’s last-minute ...

The Guardian - 12h

Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for members of his family in one of his final acts as president

Just minutes before he left office, Joe Biden announced a set of sweeping pre-emptive pardons for members of his family, including his two brothers and his sister, after some on the right suggested ...

NBC News - 14h

Biden pardons his family in final minutes in office

President Joe Biden previously had pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who had been convicted in a criminal gun case and pleaded guilty in a tax case.

CNBC - 14h

Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.

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CNN's John King: Biden's last-minute pardons of family 'unseemly'

CNN’s John King criticized former President Biden’s last-minute pardons of his family members on his way out of the White House as “unseemly” in remarks Monday. In voiceover commentary on CNN, the ...

The Hill - 10h

Trump Is Sworn In as President

Also, Biden issued several final-hour pardons. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

The New York Times - 10h

Pardoned Biden Family Members Were Targets of Republicans

The relatives who were granted clemency in the final minutes of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency had not been charged with wrongdoing, but some had drawn scrutiny.

The New York Times - 10h

Why Biden pardoned Mark Milley ahead of Trump taking office

Former President Biden's preemptive pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the retired military official a shield against any action that ...

The Hill - 12h

Why Biden pardoned Milley, Fauci and family members before Trump took office

Former President Joe Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons to shield members of his family as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee and ...

CBS News - 13h

Biden pardons family members and Trump foes in effort to guard against potential ‘revenge’

Decision by Biden comes after Trump warned of enemies list, including people who investigated Capitol attack. Donald Trump inauguration – live updates Joe Biden used the last day of his ...

The Guardian - 15h

Biden Pardons 5 Members of His Family in Final Minutes in Office

Mr. Biden emphasized that he did not believe his family did anything wrong, but he feared political attacks by Donald J. Trump.

The New York Times - 16h

Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

President Joe Biden issued pardons to several close family members Monday in the final minutes of his presidency.

ABC News - 16h

Biden pardons family members minutes before Trump sworn in

Minutes before his term is set to end, Biden announced that he was pardoning several members of his family, including his brother James Biden, sister-in-law Sara Biden, sister Valerie Biden Owens, ...

NBC News - 16h

Liz Cheney responds to last-minute pardon from Joe Biden

Former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, who were both on the House committee investigating the attack on Jan. 6, release a statement following pardons from Joe Biden in the last hours of ...

NBC News - 17h

Trump, Biden arrive at Capitol before inauguration ceremony

President-elect Donald Trump and President Biden have arrived at the Capitol ahead of inauguration ceremonies for Trump. Norah O'Donnell anchored CBS News' special report.

CBS News - 18h

Trumps meet with Bidens before inauguration ceremony

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump to the White House Monday before inauguration ceremonies for Trump. Norah ...

CBS News - 19h

Trump responds to Biden’s last-minute pardons: ‘Disgraceful’

Donald Trump responds to the pardons Joe Biden issued in the last hours of his presidency in a text message to NBC’s Kristen Welker. “It is disgraceful. Many are guilty of major crimes,” he wrote.

NBC News - 19h

Biden, Harris meet with preemptive pardons announced for Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met at the White House Monday morning before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. Their meeting came after the White House ...

CBS News - 19h

Sen. John Thune reacts to Biden pardons, enacting Trump agenda

Sen. John Thune, the new Senate majority leader from South Dakota, joins TODAY to weigh in on the flurry of pardons issued by Joe Biden in the last hours of his presidency and how he plans to work ...

NBC News - 20h

Trump and Vance set to be sworn in

Trump will become the second president to serve non-consecutive terms and the first convicted felon.

NBC News - 21h

Biden pardons Fauci, Milley, Jan. 6 committee ahead of Trump inauguration

President Biden on Monday morning, just hours before President Trump's inauguration, granted pardons to Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) and other members of the ...

The Hill - 21h

Biden ‘seriously’ considering pre-emptive pardons before leaving office on Inauguration Day

NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joins the Meet the Press roundtable to report on President Biden’s legacy as he departs the White House.

NBC News - 1d

Rebuffed by Biden, former Sen. Bob Menendez seeks a pardon from Trump

WASHINGTON — Allies of former Sen.

NBC News - 3d

Biden is expected to issue more pardons before leaving office on Monday

The timing of the clemency actions, should Biden decide to grant them, is likely to be during his final hours in office and could include preemptive pardons.

NBC News - 3d

Biden Says He’s Considering Pre-emptive Pardons For Trump’s Potential Targets

The president hasn’t yet decided what he will do, he said, acknowledging that the makeup of Trump’s new administration could influence his decision.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

Biden says he hasn't decided on preemptive pardons for Trump critics

President Biden said in a new interview that he had not yet decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to critics of President-elect Trump, such as former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) or Anthony ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

He plans to be sworn in as Venezuela’s president, and he hopes both Biden and Trump will help him

Edmundo González Urrutia is trying to bolster international support before Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro is sworn in Friday.

Politico - Jan. 7

Biden pardons family members minutes before Trump sworn in

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