Outgoing President Joe Biden has just pardoned members of his family for all potential crimes going back to 2014 in the final moments of his presidency today (Monday).
According to Chad Pergram of Fox News, Biden prefaced this pardon with the following statement:
"My family has been subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me—the worst kind of partisan politics. Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end.
"I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. Even when individuals have done nothing wrong and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage their reputations and finances.
"That is why I am exercising my power under the Constitution to pardon James B. Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John T. Owens, and Francis W. Biden. The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that they engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense."
Joe Biden, his son Hunter, and members of his extended family were the subject of an ongoing Congressional investigation of possible influence peddling with major companies based in China going back to the time of his Vice Presidency.
While only Hunter and Jim were found to have direct ties to the operation, many believed that Joe himself was also involved, albeit indirectly and with careful use of code names and straw accounts.
During his campaign, incoming President Donald Trump repeatedly called Biden "Crooked Joe Biden" and blasted his and his families' alleged corruption.
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