WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his senior aides are discussing the idea of issuing preemptive pardons for those whom President-elect Donald Trump has scorned in recent years as he has hinted about plans for retribution, two sources familiar with the discussions confirmed.
Some Democrats and “Never Trump” Republicans have supported the notion of preemptive pardons to protect people under a new Trump presidency.
Previous presidents have issued such pardons, including George H.W.
Back in the Biden White House, there is work being done on the president’s use of clemency authority on criminal justice cases.
Advocates, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and civil rights attorney Ben Crump are encouraging the president to act on a variety of cases they say are worthy of clemency.
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