Outgoing interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin told Daily Caller editorial director Vince Coglianese Monday that he is investigating the last-minute pardons issued by former President Joe Biden.
During the last hours of his administration, Biden issued preemptive pardons for the January 6 Select Committee and members of his family just moments before President Donald Trump was sworn in. Martin said he is looking into possible corruption surrounding Biden’s decision to issue these pardons.
0“It looks at least like something that you could be corrupt,” Martin said. “When [former President] Bill Clinton pardoned Mark Rich, and it turned out that Mark Rich had paid a boat load of money to one of Clinton’s friend’s lawyers.
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“And that at least leads to questions, because the plenary power’s true. But the question is what is going on here and I did get responses from some of them and those questions are ongoing,” Martin continued. (RELATED: ‘Stain On His Legacy’: CNN’s John King, David Axelrod Rip Biden For ‘Slipping’ In Last-Minute Pardons For Family)
Despite stating for months that he would not do so, Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Dec. 1 from any possible crime committed between Jan. 1, 2014, and Dec. 1, 2024. The pardon relieved Hunter from any potential crime committed in relation to his overseas business dealings, his conviction regarding his illegal gun purchase and the indictment charging him with tax crimes.
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The former president later pardoned his brothers and his in-laws, including James, who was connected to Hunter’s overseas business dealings. His brother Frank, who also received a pardon, used his brother’s inauguration in January 2021 to promote his law firm in Florida in connection to a lawsuit against sugar farmers.
Biden’s preemptive pardon for the January 6 committee granted former Republican Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois broad immunity for their work investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, which they all appeared to have accepted.
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https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/12/ed-martin-investigations-pardons-joe-biden/