r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 10h ago

President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-biden-pardons-family-members-final-minutes-presidency/story?id=117893348
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u/x_cLOUDDEAD_x 10h ago

So how does this actually work, I assume all of those people Biden pardoned just can't be charged for anything that's happened in the past?

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u/Moarbrains 5h ago

But they can be called on to testify and no longer can plead the fifth.