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Monday, January 20, 2025
Biden issues preemptive pardons for family members in final minutes as US president
Outgoing US President Joe Biden issues last-minute preemptive pardons for several of his close family members.
In a statement issued just minutes before is was to leave office, Biden announces preemptive pardons for his brother James Biden, James’s wife Sara Jones Biden, his sister Valerie Biden Owens, Valerie’s husband John Owens, and his brother Francis Biden.