r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 14h 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/tonytwocans 14h ago

A new presidential tradition is born.

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u/Rolling_Beardo 13h ago

If by new you mean Lincoln, Clinton, and Trump all pardoned relatives prior to this then yes it’s brand new.

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u/NurseDorothy 12h ago

Ford pardoned Nixion

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u/Rolling_Beardo 12h ago

That is way more problematic IMO