The Joe Biden admin is officially done with. But the truth is only just now coming out.
And now a Joe Biden official has gone rogue in this stunning tell-all confession live on CNN.
The end of the Joe Biden administration was one of immense controversy as even Democrats were horrified by all of the deeply political moves he made during the sunset of his time in power. The pardon of his own son, Hunter, was a particularly big bombshell and Joe Biden was harshly criticized by those on all ends of the political spectrum because he had been “promising” that he would never pardon his son under any circumstances. The pardons didn’t stop there, though. He even started pardoning those who weren’t yet charged of any crimes.
Joe Biden took the power of the pardon further than any in U.S. history when he pardoned individuals like Dr. Anthony Fauci and former General Mark Milley, who had no crime charge hanging over them. Joe Biden pardoned these individuals because of any potential legal issues they might run into based on what Donald Trump could find when he and his allies are in office for the next four years. This also creates a legal crisis because legal experts don’t know the extent to which the pardons will apply should those individuals ever face charges or investigations from the federal government.
Democrats are really upset with Joe Biden. Even his former allies are coming out to save their goose because they don’t ever wanted to be associated with the Biden insanity ever again. The Democrats were already bruised and bloodied after the 2024 election cycle, and Joe Biden only dug the Democrats’ grave deeper and deeper with these hyper-controversial decisions to hand out pardons like candy to those who have no need for one or don’t deserve one.
Biden’s Last-Minute Pardons Spark Criticism and Debate
In a move that has drawn sharp criticism, former White House communications director Kate Bedingfield labeled former President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons as a “disappointing move.” These pardons, which included five members of his family, were issued just moments before President Donald Trump took the oath of office on January 20, 2025. The late-night decision to grant clemency extended to Biden’s two brothers, among other relatives, as well as figures such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and members of the January 6 Select Committee.
Bedingfield, who served as a key communications figure in Biden’s administration, voiced her disapproval during an interview with CNN’s Kasie Hunt. She argued that the pardons, particularly those granted to family members, sent a troubling message to the American public. Bedingfield also referenced Biden’s past criticisms of then-President Trump, who had discussed the possibility of pardoning his own family members in the midst of his presidency.
“I think it was a disappointing move. I was disappointed in it,” Bedingfield remarked. “I think he has spoken so eloquently about the need to preserve the rule of law. As he was coming into office in 2020, he talked about the idea of Trump pardoning his family and said that it would send a bad message. And I think it’s hard to argue that it didn’t yesterday. I will be totally candid. I think it was disappointing.”
Bedingfield also suggested that Biden’s actions may have been motivated by concerns for the safety and well-being of his family. She speculated that Biden likely feared the potential legal threats posed by Trump’s alleged intention to “go after his political enemies,” which could have led to the preemptive pardons for his relatives. These concerns might have influenced the president’s decision, considering his son Hunter Biden’s recent legal challenges.
In December, Hunter Biden was granted a pardon by his father for any crimes committed between January 1, 2014, and December 1, 2024. This was after Hunter had faced a Delaware jury conviction for illegally purchasing a firearm in 2018 while knowingly addicted to drugs, as well as nine charges in California related to his failure to pay $1.4 million in taxes.
Biden’s last-minute actions were not limited to his family. The outgoing president also commuted the sentences of 2,500 individuals convicted of violent crimes, including two men whose actions led to the death of a police officer. These moves were made during the final hours of his presidency, adding to the controversy surrounding his use of executive clemency.
In a rare comment on Biden’s actions, President Donald Trump weighed in on the matter. Speaking to reporters on Monday night, Trump stated that Biden’s pardons of his family members made them appear guilty of criminal conduct. Trump further argued that if he had taken similar steps to pardon members of his own family during his first term, he would likely have faced political fallout, including the possibility that he would not have been reelected.
On the same day Biden issued his pardons, Trump signed an executive order granting “full, complete, and unconditional pardons” to approximately 1,500 individuals charged in connection to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. This move added another layer of complexity to the debate over presidential pardons and the use of executive clemency powers, drawing contrasting responses from both political sides.
What is clear, though, is that there is a very real feeling after the 2024 elections and the end of Joe Biden’s administration that the Democrat Party has to move away from their radical, political agendas that the American people have overwhelmingly rejected. Joe Biden certainly didn’t help the future of his own party in this way, though.
Joe Biden using his last day in office to pardon Liz Cheney, among others, is the perfect expression of American political realignment and the rotted soul of the Democratic Party. pic.twitter.com/oziR9WeELh
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 20, 2025
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