President Biden Is Reportedly Considering 3 More Big Pardons
12/04/2024 07:14 PM
President Biden sparked controversy when he opted to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, despite previously saying that he wouldn't be doing it.
The 46th President of the United States opted to pardon his son, Hunter, about a month before leaving office. Donald Trump is set to take office in January 2025 and Joe Biden wanted to take care of his troubled son before that happens.
However, the President of the United States is reportedly considering three other big "preemptive pardons" before leaving office in January, according to a report.
According to a report, President Biden is considering preemptive pardons for top officials like Dr. Fauci, Senator-elect Adam Schiff and Liz Cheney.
"Top Biden aides are conducting a vigorous internal debate over whether to issue preemptive pardons, an extraordinary step to inoculate potential Trump targets from prosecution," Politico reported on Wednesday.
"At issue: whether to err on side of protecting figures like Fauci, Schiff and Cheney in case Trump pursues them - as Biden did w his son - or avoid any suggestion of impropriety by handing out pardons such individuals are not seeking."
There are reportedly "growing anxieties" about what will happen when Trump takes over.
"That the conversations are taking place at all reflects the growing anxieties among high-level Democrats about just how far Trump's reprisals could go once he reclaims power. The remarkable, 11-year breadth of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter illustrated how worried the White House is about Trump officials seizing any potential openings for prosecution," Martin added.
Schiff has already said that he didn't want one, though.
"I would urge the president not to do that. I think it would seem defensive and unnecessary," Schiff said.
Some conservatives, meanwhile, have been pushing Trump to take action against someone like Dr. Fauci, based on what happened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The next couple of weeks will be interesting, that's for sure.
