Biden Says Still Pondering Preemptive Pardons, Believes He Could Have Beaten Trump in 2024
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he did not believe his decision to run for re-election paved the way for President-elect Donald Trump to win in 2024 and indicated he is still considering pre-emptive pardons for people whom Trump has targeted.
Biden is still considering pardons for people who have been criticized or threatened by Trump
President Biden says he is still considering whether to give pardons to people who have been criticized or threatened by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Biden Says He’s Considering Pre-emptive Pardons for Potential Trump Targets
The president hasn’t yet decided what he will do, he said, acknowledging that the makeup of Trump’s new administration could influence his decision.
Biden says he could have won 2024 election, undecided on issuing preemptive pardons
President Joe Biden believes he could have won the 2024 election if he had decided to stay in the race, he told USA Today in a wide-ranging interview. "It's presumptuous to say that, but I think yes," he told the newspaper during a nearly hourlong interview on Sunday.
Biden says he is still considering pre-emptive pardons for Trump targets Liz Cheney, Fauci and others
President Biden said he was still considering pre-emptive pardons for President-elect Donald Trump's political foes, including former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney and Dr. Anthony Fauci, during his final interview with a print publication before leaving the White House.
Biden may yet pardon Trump critics in the waning days of his administration
President Joe Biden indicated Friday that he’s still mulling preemptive pardons for some high-profile critics of Donald Trump, saying his decision will depend on whether the president-elect telegraphs plans to seek retribution when he returns to power.
Biden says he hasn’t decided on preemptive pardons for Trump critics
President Biden said in a new interview that he had not yet decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to critics of President-elect Trump, such as former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) or Anthony
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Biden's HHS secretary warns against implications of preemptive pardon for Fauci, others
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President Joe Biden says he won't pardon himself before leaving White House
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The preemptive pardon gambit
Biden preemptive pardons to protect Trump's enemies from prosecution would signal no faith in the U.S justice system.
Former Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson says he'd accept White House pardon
Rep. Bennie Thompson told CBS News, "When I hear someone about to be sworn into the presidency of the United States say he ...
Biden Must Block Trump’s Sword of Retribution
Now President Biden is mulling his own pre-emptive pardons. But these are of a whole different cloth. In a distressing sign ...