House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, confirmed Friday that his committee’s review of former President Joe Biden’s pardons so far calls into question their legality.
Biden granted more acts of clemency than any other president in U.S. history, according to Pew Research Center. During just one term, he gave a total of 4,245, which included 4,165 commutations of sentences and 80 pardons.
By comparison, Barack Obama issued 1,927 acts of clemency over two terms, and Donald Trump issued 238 during his first term.
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The vast majority of Biden’s pardons came during his final two months in office, according to the Department of Justice. The pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, was the most high-profile in early December, followed by 40
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