Biden grants last-minute pardons to family and Trump critics

Before leaving office, President Biden issued a series of pardons to people who could be targeted with President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House, including members of his family, Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee and their staff. Scott MacFarlane has more.

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[DamonMason-cv]

If they are innocent, as every democrat claims to be, why would they need pardoned?

[therealcnn]

They obviously orchestrated everything…

[RTM]

Absolute loser of a president — unbelievable

[jobs]

If you’re upholding the law, what guilt is it that need to be pardoned ?

[RoryMcIntosh-gvcb]

He even pardoned Jan 6 committe so freakin crooked

[SpotterVideo]

"...and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases for Impeachment."

How can you have a "Pardon" without an "Offence", based on what is written above in the U.S. Constitution?

[OjRN]

Pardoned fauci and the j6 committee for ???? Upholding the law ?? Seriously?? 😂

[paulettemaximun]

It's hard to decipher the lies from the

[Jamielbr]

Biden won’t be on this earth much longer. Thank god.

[Sompun-ei]

What about Alvin Bragg, Latisha James and the Judge and all the Trump hater.

[CrazyWhiteBoomer]

Will somebody please declare Joe non-compos mentis so his entire Presidency can be nullified!

[RickGrimes]

Did the criminals "except" the pardons? Also, you can't pardon anyone who hasn't been convicted...if they DO EXCEPT THEM that means they did commit crimes and will be investigated!! Especially, when Cassidy starts talking! Hopefully she's in a safe place!

[DILtronOO]

Good bye dumocrats!!! Your party is cancelled. You did it to yourselves.

[RoryMcIntosh-gvcb]

If there upholding the law no crime why pardon

[bingofuel]

The news woman would have had convulsions on national TV if it were president trump
.

[theblackchefjustice]

The pardon wasn't for breaking the law. it's for upholding How theynlie dead in our face is crazy... but yall made at Nelly and Snoop Dogg...

[davidkavetsky]

And you can't pardon someone before they are charged 😂😂😂😂 This will be overturned in a heartbeat 😂😂. Dems just can't do a damn thing right

[Ericah]

It’s sweet listening to all of these people four years ago when Trump was thinking about preemptive pardons.. which he ultimately decided was a bad idea. But Now that Biden did what they were condemning all of a sudden they have changed their tune..

[tedlewis]

A riot.. that was a walk up there peaceful protest.. 20/20 that was rioting

[killerzone]

If bidden wasn’t fit to be accountable for his illegal actions; he shouldn’t be fit to administer pardons from that point on. It probably wasn’t even him who created the list-another reason that these preemptive pardons should be repealed.