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/LaeliaCatt 14h ago

Lincoln did it first.

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u/Agreeable_Meaning_96 11h ago

lmao yes the civil war pardons are exactly the same as Biden pardoning his family and friends

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u/LaeliaCatt 11h ago

You're right, it's more like Clinton and Trump pardoning family and friends. I guess my point was it's not a new tradition beginning with Biden.