Biden: No decision made for preventive pardon
Biden: No decision made for preventive pardon
President Joe Biden said that he had not made a decision about preventive pardon before moving out of office. This leaves the possibility of an unprecedented step to protect some of his allies while warning the designated President Donald Trump about "paying" invoices.
discussion about preventive pardonation
As CNN previously reported, high -ranking advisors of the White House and defender in Washington, i.e., D.C., Possible preventive pardons or legal support for people who may be pursued by Trump as soon as he gains power. This emerges from several sources.
interview with USA Today
In a Interview With Susan Page of USA Today, which was published on Wednesday, Biden confirmed that he was open to the idea, but has not yet been made.
biden warns Trump
biden reported that he announced Trump during her meeting in the Oval Office after his election victory in November that it was "not necessary and against his interests to go back and to pay invoices". Biden indicated that Trump did not react to it.
decision on the pardon of his son
In addition, the President defended his decision to award his son Hunter biden while questions about the precedent that this step for his successors came up. "I said what I said when I was asked if I would pardon my son," said Biden, referring to earlier public statements that he would not do so.
comprehensive pardon for Hunter biden
Hunter Biden was pardoned last month for his tax and weapon offenses and for all possible federal offenses that he could have committed "from January 1, 2014 to December 1, 2024", as stated in the pardoning document.
biden criticizes his predecessor
biden also expressed implicit and explicit criticism of his predecessor and possible successors during the 55-minute interview. He was concerned about misinformation and referred to Trumps The New Year's attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, which were committed by individual American citizens.
The challenge of false information
"So the president comes, soon president, and says: 'It is clear that it is an invasion from the south. All of these immigrants cause all of these problems.' I bet 70% of the people who believe that. How do you deal with it?" he asked.
outlook for Trump's possible changes
biden warned that Trump would have a "problem" if he tried to withdraw some of his most striking legislative services and referred to the support of the conservatives for some important provisions. "I don't know how he comes and abolish these investments. I think he could mess you up by insisting on more tax cuts for rich," says Biden.
fear of returning
he added that if Trump is implementing his planned steps regarding tax cuts and tariffs and programs such as the infrastructure law or laws on climate, health and tax reform, "I think he will damage itself and the economy". "My greatest fear is that he may even be successful in eliminating the elements of the climate law," said Biden and regretted possible cuts in infrastructure projects.