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Biden pardons his siblings, their spouses ahead of Trump inauguration    

Last month, outgoing President Joe pardoned his son, Hunter for tax and gun crimes
Joe Biden. Reuters file

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Outgoing President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.”

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“Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end,” he said. He issued a slew of pardons and commutations in the moments before leaving office, including for aides and allies that have been targeted by Donald Trump. None have been charged with any crimes.

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Last month, he pardoned his son, Hunter for tax and gun crimes.

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