Former Obama aide David Axelrod lashed out at former President Biden for issuing preemptive pardons for his family members minutes before President Trump was sworn in.

RCP's Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon, Monday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, discussed the implications of President Biden pardoning five members of his family on his way out of the White House.

President Joe Biden issued pardons to several close family members Monday in the final minutes of his presidency.

The relatives who were granted clemency in the final minutes of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency had not been charged with wrongdoing, but some had drawn scrutiny.

In his last day as president, Joe Biden pardoned five members of his extended family, including his two brothers, James Biden and Francis Biden, and his sister Valerie Biden Owens. He also issued pardons to former White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci, who helped coordinate the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for prominent critics of President-elect Donald Trump and members of his own family, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor.

Joe Biden pre-emptively pardoned members of his family and a swathe of Donald Trump critics in an effort to guard against potential “revenge” minutes before the new president’s inauguration.

Biden Monday issued several preemptive pardons, some to family members. Following the transition of power, Trump wielded his own clemency power.

"The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin slammed former President Biden's decision to issue last-second pardons of his family on Tuesday, arguing it hurts his legacy.