<p>Just weeks after then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was declared the winner over President Donald Trump in 2020, he <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/03/biden-harris-intv-trump-pardons-justice-department-tapper-preview-sot-vpx.cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper that Trump&#8217;s reported consideration of preemptive pardons concerned him.</p>
<p>Biden and then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris sat down for an <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/03/biden-harris-intv-trump-pardons-justice-department-tapper-preview-sot-vpx.cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Tapper in early December 2020. Biden was asked about Trump potentially issuing preemptive pardons for his closest allies and himself — a move Trump never made. Biden responded by promising that the American people would not &#8220;see in our administration that kind of approach to pardons.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;President Trump is reportedly considering a wave of preemptive pardons. &#8230; Does this concern you?&#8221; Tapper asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;Well, it concerns me in terms of what kind of precedent it sets and how the rest of the world looks at us as a nation of laws and justice,&#8221; Biden said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now in terms of the pardons, you&#8217;re not going to see in our administration that kind of approach to pardons,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Nor are you going to see in our administration the approach to making policy by tweets. You know, it&#8217;s going to be a totally different way to which we approach the justice system.&#8221;</p>
<p>Biden&#8217;s comments from four years ago directly contradict his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-issues-last-minute-pardons-for-fauci-mark-milley-and-jan-6-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">last-minute action</a> on Monday morning to issue preemptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and members of the Democrat-run January 6 Committee. Later in the day — just before Trump was sworn in — Biden also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-issues-more-pardons-for-his-family-during-final-minutes-of-presidency" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pardoned</a> his brother, James B. Biden; James Biden’s wife, Sara Jones Biden; his sister, Valerie Biden Owens; Valerie Owens’ husband, John T. Owens; and his brother, Francis W. Biden.</p>
<p>The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-fauci-milley-pardons-january-6-3cba287f89051513fb48d7ae700ae747" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the preemptive pardons an &#8220;extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency,&#8221; adding that Biden &#8220;has used the power in the broadest and most untested way possible: to pardon those who have not even been investigated.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The outgoing president said in a statement that his preemptive pardons for Fauci, Milley, and the J6 Committee &#8220;should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>Biden&#8217;s action on Inauguration Day marks the second time the president has gone back on his word to issue pardons before the end of his term. In early December, the president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/president-biden-pardons-hunter-claims-son-was-singled-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pardoned</a> his son, Hunter Biden, after promising he wouldn&#8217;t take such a step. As Biden pledged to the public that he would not pardon Hunter after his conviction in June, the president was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pardoning-hunter-was-on-the-table-when-joe-biden-said-he-wouldnt-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> discussing a pardon behind the scenes.</p>
<p><em>This report has been updated with additional information. </em></p>

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