In his final hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for House committee members who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the police officers who testified before that committee.

While leaving the White House for the final time to get into a waiting vehicle, Biden awkwardly stroked the hand of the (male) Secret Service agent holding the car door open. President Biden and President-elect Trump have departed the White House. Biden in the Presidential motorcade for the last time as President. @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/vEpKD42nFI

President Joe Biden preemptively pardoned several people he said could be unfairly prosecuted during the Trump administration.

Joe Biden ‘s term as President of the United States has officially come to an end, and he marked the occasion with a White House selfie alongside his wife, Dr. Jill Biden.

Biden was the 46th president of the United States and its 47th vice president ... President Trump’s grant of clemency to those who assaulted the Capitol in his name four years ago clashed ...

Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part

Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Dr Anthony Fauci, General Mark A Milley, and members of the January 6 Committee ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

President Joe Biden bid goodbye to Americans in a farewell address in which he also warned of serious dangers that threaten democracy.

CT Sen. Richard Blumenthal plans to raise a bill to boost transparency and require notifications during the pardons and clemency processes.

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