On Monday, his last day in office before handing over the presidency to Donald Trump, Joe Biden pardoned his bother James and other Biden family members.
(This is in addition to pardoning Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the January 6th Committee earlier in the day.)
Many members of the Biden family were under investigation for influence-peddling and potential FARA violations all over the globe.
“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,” the outgoing president said in a statement minutes before leaving office.
“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.”
Biden added: “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.”
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer reacted to Biden’s family pardons on X.
STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S PREEMPTIVE PARDONS FOR THE ENTIRE BIDEN FAMILY: “President Biden’s preemptive pardons for the Biden Crime Family serve as a confession of their corruption as they sold out the American people to enrich themselves. Our investigation revealed that at least ten members of the Biden Crime Family and their associates raked in over $30 million by selling Joe Biden’s influence to corrupt foreign entities and individuals in China, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, and Kazakhstan. The legacy media should be ashamed of themselves for covering up Joe Biden and his family’s abuse of power, corruption, and obstruction. The American people have seen through the legacy media’s coverup and the Bidens’ lies, and they know the truth: President Biden abused his public office to create a slush fund for his family. President Biden will go down as the most corrupt president in U.S. history, and our investigation will be remembered as one of the most successful ever conducted by Congress.”
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STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S PREEMPTIVE PARDONS FOR THE ENTIRE BIDEN FAMILY:
“President Biden’s preemptive pardons for the Biden Crime Family serve as a confession of their corruption as they sold out the American people to enrich themselves. Our investigation…
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) January 20, 2025
Peter Schweizer, who wrote the book Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite, first identified the potentially crooked Biden family members as the “Biden 5.”
“This pardon is an utter disgrace. A singular act that confirms the deep corruption he has denied for years. We have never had such a self-serving and corrupt president in our history,” Schweizer said.
