Here are Biden's most controversial pardons, with most signed using AutoPen

The Justice Department is reviewing the database of radical that were granted pardons by former President Joe Biden, amid caller concerns astir his usage of an AutoPen to automatically motion documents, arsenic good arsenic concerns astir his authorities of caput and intelligence acuity successful his last months successful office. 

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Biden used his last weeks arsenic commander-in-chief to assistance clemency and pardon much than 1,500 individuals, successful what his White House described arsenic the largest single-day enactment of clemency by a U.S. president. 

But critics blasted Biden for immoderate of the pardons and preemptive pardons for members of his family, interior circle, and immoderate allies, amid concerns that the Trump medication would analyse and effort to punish their actions. 

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Biden signed the pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, by hand. But the others look to person been signed by AutoPen. 

Here is simply a database of the erstwhile president’s astir arguable pardons: 

Hunter Biden 

Former President Biden pardoned his lad Hunter Biden successful December 2024—after vowing to the American radical for months that helium would not bash so. 

Hunter Biden was recovered blameworthy of 3 felony firearm offenses stemming from Special Counsel David Weiss’ investigation. The archetypal lad was besides charged with national taxation crimes regarding the nonaccomplishment to wage astatine slightest $1.4 cardinal successful taxes. Before his trial, Hunter Biden entered a astonishment blameworthy plea. 

Biden, successful December, announced a broad pardon that applies to immoderate offenses against the U.S. that Hunter Biden "has committed oregon whitethorn person committed" from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024. 

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Hunter Biden, lad of President Joe Biden, talks to reporters astatine the U.S. Capitol, successful Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Hunter Biden lashed retired astatine Republican investigators who person been digging into his concern dealings, insisting extracurricular the Capitol helium volition lone attest earlier a legislature committee successful public.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

"From the time I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my connection adjacent arsenic I person watched my lad being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted," Biden said. "There has been an effort to interruption Hunter — who has been 5 and a fractional years sober, adjacent successful the look of unrelenting attacks and selective prosecution. In trying to interruption Hunter, they’ve tried to interruption maine — and there’s nary crushed to judge it volition halt here. Enough is enough."

Biden added, "I hope Americans volition recognize wherefore a begetter and a president would travel to this decision." 

Biden Family Members 

Just a time earlier leaving bureau connected Jan. 20, 2025, Biden signed an Executive Grant of Clemency for his member James Biden and his woman Sarah Jones Biden; his sister Valerie Biden Owens and her hubby John T. Owens; and his member Francis W. Biden. 

The "full and unconditional" preemptive pardon for his household members covered "any nonviolent offenses against the United States which they whitethorn person committed oregon taken portion successful during the play from Jan. 1, 2014, done the day of this pardon," which was signed connected Jan. 19, 2025. 

The pardon appears to person been signed with AutoPen. 

Members of the Biden household had fallen astatine the halfway of the legislature probe into their concern dealings. 

The House of Representatives launched an impeachment enquiry against Biden, uncovering that Biden committed "impeachable conduct" during his clip arsenic vice president and "defrauded the United States to enrich his family." 

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During the inquiry, legislature investigators heard grounds from James Biden, who yet was referred to the Justice Department for prosecution for making mendacious statements to Congress astir "key aspects" of the impeachment inquiry. 

The House of Representatives recovered that the Biden household and its associates received much than $27 cardinal from overseas individuals oregon entities since 2014.

They besides alleged that the Biden household leveraged Biden’s presumption arsenic vice president to get much than $8 cardinal successful loans from Democrat benefactors. The loans "have not been repaid and the paperwork supporting galore of the loans does not beryllium and has not been produced to the committees."

The Republicans said the alleged conspiracy took spot portion Biden was serving arsenic vice president.

Former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley

Biden, connected Jan. 19, 2025, pardoned Milley, aft an medication marred by the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. 

Milley, the erstwhile president of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has admitted the withdrawal wherever 13 U.S. troops mislaid their lives was a "strategic failure."  

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"My household and I are profoundly grateful for the President’s enactment today," Milley said successful a statement, accepting the pardon. "After forty-three years of faithful work successful azygous to our Nation, protecting and defending the Constitution, I bash not privation to walk immoderate remaining clip the Lord grants maine warring those who unjustly mightiness question retribution for perceived slights." 

The pardon appears to person been signed with AutoPen. 

Dr. Anthony Fauci 

Biden, besides connected Jan. 19, 2025, pardoned erstwhile Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fauci besides served arsenic Biden’s main aesculapian advisor and oversaw the U.S. nationalist wellness effect and probe connected the COVID-19 microorganism and vaccine development. 

Fauci accepted the pardon successful a connection soon aft Biden announced the move, claiming helium was taxable to "politically motivated threats of probe and prosecution."

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"Let maine beryllium perfectly clear: I person committed nary transgression and determination are nary imaginable grounds for immoderate allegation oregon menace of transgression probe oregon prosecution of me. The information is, however, that the specified articulation of these baseless threats, and the imaginable that they volition beryllium acted upon, make immeasurable and intolerable distress for maine and my family. For these reasons, I admit and admit the enactment that President Biden has taken contiguous connected my behalf," Fauci said. 

Fauci’s pardon besides appears to person been signed with AutoPen. 

Members of the House Select Committee to analyse Jan. 6 

Biden, besides connected Jan. 19, 2025, utilized AutoPen to motion a pardon for members of Congress who served connected the House Select Committee to analyse the January 6th Attack connected the United States Capitol. 

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The pardon besides covered committee unit and the constabulary officers from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police who testified earlier the committee.