Joe Biden, Trump and preemptive pardons

Why have Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons caused such a stir? A president’s pardoning power has few limits
Joe Biden preemptively pardoned his family and others concerned about retribution from Donald Trump. The Constitution says very little about who can be pardoned – or how.
Biden preemptively pardons family members, other potential Trump targets
In his final hours in office, he pardoned Milley, Fauci and the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack.
FLASHBACK: Media attacked Trump for floating preemptive pardons in 2020 before Biden did so four years later
Before President Biden issued pardons for his family members, the media took aim at President Trump for floating the idea of preemptive pardons before he left office in 2021.
Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney, family members
Joe Biden in some of his final acts as U.S. president on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired general Mark Milley, House committee members who investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and members of his own family.
Biden issues preemptive pardons for Trump critics and Biden family members
President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of Congress who served on the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol,
Biden issues preemptive pardons for members of his family in one of his final acts as president
Just minutes before leaving office, Joe Biden announced a set of sweeping preemptive pardons to members of his family, including his two brothers and his sister, after some on the right suggested the Biden family should face prosecution.
President Biden issues preemptive pardons for his siblings in his last hour in office
In his final hour in office, President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for members of his family stating he doesn’t believe “unrelenting attacks and threats” against them will end.
Biden's pardons: How do they compare with Trump's and those of other presidents?
With his presidency nearly over, Joe Biden is considering preemptive pardons for people Donald Trump has criticized or threatened.
What Biden's preemptive pardons for family members could mean for presidential powers
Before leaving office, President Biden issued preemptive pardons for five family members. Legal expert Kim Wehle discusses the move and what it means for future presidential powers.
Opinion
Biden Issues Last-Minute Pardons to Protect People From Trump
Biden shocked many of his supporters last month when he pardoned his son Hunter from all present and future crimes out of fear that the coming Trump administration would single him out. Monday’s pardons seem to be protecting some of the right’s favorite bogeymen from Trump’s vengeance, which could come soon after he is sworn in later in the day.
‘Where Does This End?’: Dick Durbin Says Biden Was Wrong For Issuing Preemptive Pardons
Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday on CNN that former President Joe Biden was wrong to issue last-minute preemptive
Biden's HHS secretary warns against implications of preemptive pardon for Fauci, others
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra warned against the impact of a preemptive presidential pardon for people ...
Biden is still considering pardons for people who have been criticized or threatened by Trump
Biden and his team are paying close attention to his successor's rhetoric in his final 10 days in the White House.
Biden Pardons Five More, Including the Civil Rights Leader Marcus Garvey
Civil rights leaders and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that ...
Biden commutes 2,500 criminal sentences in final clemency push
President Joe Biden, in one of his final acts in the White House, announced a new wave of clemency decisions Friday, ...
Pardons by Trump and Biden Reveal Distrust of Each Other and Wobbly Faith in Criminal Justice System
A day that began with the outgoing president’s pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president’s ...
'The View' co-host slams Biden's last-second preemptive pardons, says his legacy is tarnished
"The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin slammed former President Biden's decision to issue last-second pardons of his family ...