BREAKING: President Biden pardons his family...

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Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at 9:07:05am PST

FILE -President Joe Biden attends the Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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President Biden pardoned five members of his family on Monday, minutes before turning over the office of the presidency to Donald Trump.

Why it matters: Biden said the pardons protect his family against political attacks motivated "solely by a desire to hurt me."

Driving the news: Biden pardoned his brothers, James and Francis Biden, his sister, Valerie Biden, and their spouses.

"The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that they engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense," Biden said in a statement.