President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."

In the final minutes of his presidency, Joe Biden pre-emptively pardoned several family members, including his brothers James and Frank Biden, and sister Valerie Biden Owens. Biden said the pardons were intended to shield his family from politically motivated attacks and should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment of any wrongdoing.

Joe Biden has set the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued. He pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that