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Biden Aides Consider Pardons for Cheney, Schiff, Fauci: Report

The president has said he is concerned Trump will weaponize the justice system against his political enemies.

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Representative Elizabeth Cheney speaks as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing July 12, 2022. AP/J. Scott Applewhite
MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

President Biden’s aides are considering recommending pardons for prominent anti-Trump officials ahead of the inauguration on January 20, according to a new report from Politico. Mr. Biden said in a statement Sunday that what motivated him to pardon his own son was that he believed the Department of Justice had already unfairly come after his family. 

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MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

Mr. Rice, based in the nation's capital, covers current events in politics.

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