In a series of 11th-hour pardons, Biden set the stage for incoming President Donald Trump to listen to his worst impulses regarding special treatment to his allies and cronies.
His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office.
Following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president, Joe Biden is set to depart Washington, which concludes his term as president. But where does he go from Washington?
Preemptive pardons, like the ones Joe Biden issued in his final hours as president, have been used by Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter and other presidents.
On Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci ... A similarly broad pardon was issued by then-President Gerald Ford to former President Richard Nixon following Nixon’s resignation after ...
Biden’s preemptive pardon to cover up for potential misconduct involving himself is a totally different ballgame, and puts him within the company of President Donald Trump at the end of his first term.
In his final hours in office, the outgoing president cleared the names of a swathe of Trump critics to protect them from potential ‘revenge’ Joe Biden pre-emptively ... has issued a pre-emptive pardon. Gerald Ford issued Richard Nixon a full and ...
So Joe Biden is in the midst of a pardon frenzy ... “unprecedented,” with the only comparison being to President Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon. “It does not pardon specific ...
Every president gets to decorate the Oval Office to their liking — but sometimes, they keep the decor of their predecessor.
Biden's decision comes after Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who've crossed him politically.
US President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday to former ... Former president Richard Nixon received a preemptive pardon from his successor, Gerald Ford, after resigning in disgrace in 1974 because of the Watergate scandal.