In Final Act as President, Biden Pardons His Siblings and Their Spouses Who Were Subject To Congressional Investigations

‘My family has been subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics,’ the outgoing president said in a statement.

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President Trump greets President Biden as he arrives for inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

In his final act as commander-in-chief, President Biden has pardoned his three siblings and their spouses—all of whom were at risk of being investigated by the incoming Trump administration after congressional Republicans spent years digging into the family’s foreign business dealings. 

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