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Outgoing US President Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for family members

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20-01-2025 | 11:56

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Outgoing US President Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for family members

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden issued last-minute pre-emptive pardons on Monday for several of his close family members.

In a statement issued just minutes before he was to leave office, Biden announced pre-emptive pardons for his brother, James Biden, James' wife Sara Jones Biden, his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, Valerie's husband, John Owens, and his brother, Francis Biden.

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