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In the final hours of his presidency, Joe Biden issued blanket pardons to several people to protect them from politically-motivated prosecutions.
Recipients included members of his family like his brother James Biden, former public health figurehead Anthony Fauci, outspoken Trump critic Gen. Mark Milley, members of the January 6th committee such as Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff, and witnesses in the January 6th hearings like former police officer Michael Fanone.
The pardons make it impossible for those people to be punished for any alleged federal crimes, though Biden said he believed no such crimes were actually committed.
VERIFY readers wanted to know if newly sworn-in President Donald Trump can revoke the pardons that Biden issued before leaving office.
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