Former Biden White House official Kate Bedingfield criticized the last-minute pardons that President Biden granted just before leaving office on Monday.

Minutes before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden pardoned his brother, James Biden and other relatives for unspecified crimes.

President Joe Biden issued pardons to several close family members Monday in the final minutes of his presidency.

Former Biden White House communications director Kate Bedingfield grilled her former boss for the last-minute presidential pardons he affirmed just before leaving office.

Just minutes before he left office, Joe Biden announced a set of sweeping pre-emptive pardons for members of his family, including his two brothers and his sister, after some on the right suggested they should face prosecution.

Without naming Trump or the incoming administration, Biden said in a statement that he believes in the rule of law but warned about the threat of partisan politics and pointed to possible retribution as the main concern behind his decision to grant the preemptive pardons.

Now-former President Joe Biden used his final hours in office to issue several pardons, in what is being called an extraordinary use of presidential power. Among those pardoned were Biden's family members and their spouses.

Outgoing President Joe Biden is under fire for his final act before leaving the White House on Monday. With just minutes left of his presidency, Biden issued preemptive pardons to his siblings and their spouses just before President Donald Trump took office on Monday.