Biden White House Is Discussing Preemptive Pardons for Those in Trump’s Crosshairs
The nomination of Kash Patel, who has vowed to pursue Trump’s critics, as FBI director has heightened concerns within the president’s inner circle.
House Democrat Asks Biden to Give 'Blanket Pardons' to Trump, Patel Enemies
Representative Brendan Boyle said Democrats need to "act with urgency" to prevent retribution from the incoming administration.
Biden pardons son Hunter: What is a presidential pardon? Who did Trump, others pardon?
No president's child has ever been charged or convicted of crimes before Hunter Biden, but other relatives of presidents have received clemency.
Joe Biden and the precedent of preemptive pardons
Preemptive pardons are unusual, but legal, writes Amherst College political scientist. President Biden's pardon of Hunter was partly motivated by a justifiable fear of what Trump’s Justice Department might do to his son.
President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden was convicted of three separate felony charges related to his purchase of a gun and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in a separate case.
Biden’s next pardons
Jeff Merkley added that “it makes absolutely no sense not to act” on non-violent offenses that are “in many places, no longer offenses today.” When asked if Biden should act on this before his term is over,
President Biden faces backlash from Democrats for breaking promise by pardoning son
President Biden is facing a backlash from fellow Democrats in addition to Republican rivals for his "full and unconditional" pardon of Hunter Biden.
Biden's pardon is a 'gross abuse of presidential power,' former Democrat operative says
Former Democrat operative Evan Barker analyzes why the party is split over the commander-in-chief's presidential pardon on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'
On pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, Trump wasn’t waiting for a ‘green light’
The idea that Trump has been emboldened by the Hunter Biden pardon, opening the door to the Republican handing pardons to Jan ...
Jeffries wants Biden to dole out pardons for people aggressively prosecuted 'for nonviolent offenses'
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants President Joe Biden to pardon people who faced "aggressive prosecutions for ...
After Biden Pardons His Son, Prison Inmates Hope They’re Next
President Biden has pardoned people convicted of some marijuana offenses, but advocates for prisoners say he has been slow to ...
Presidents Are Talking Pardons And That Is Positive
Biden and Trump are talking pardons in the closing days of one president and the beginning of another. This focus on pardons ...
Wake up with the Washington Examiner: New face for freedom and some debate about pardons
The House Freedom Caucus has a hopeful recruit joining Congress next year, and everyone is asking who Joe Biden will pardon ...
Top Democrat wants blanket pardons for these Trump critics
A top Democrat has a list of people he wants pardoned to save them from President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming ...
Jeffries presses Biden to issue more pardons before leaving office
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is calling on President Biden to issue more pardons before he leaves office, ...
Senate Democrats ponder preemptive pardons for Trump’s political foes
The conversations come against the backdrop of Trump’s rhetoric on the campaign trail in which he’s pushed for criminal ...