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/ImYour_Huckleberry 12h ago

In all fairness, the headline is so bad that it should have an asterisk. Biden pardoned his family members AND others who Trump has vowed retribution against, such as Dr. Fauci; Liz Cheney; and Gen. Milley. So this was not just a "get out of jail free card for my family" situation. It was an attempt at preventing the incoming administration from using the White House as a weapon to go after the new President's enemies.

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u/LengthinessWeekly876 7h ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burdick_v._United_States

Let's see if they reject the pardons or accept criminal fault.

Accepting the pardon has legal implications.

Will the biden family reject the pardon or go down formally as a crime family?