FACT CHECK · US POLITICS AND THE 2026 MIDTERMS
Claim: Biden pardoned his own family
TRUETHE ANSWER
True. Biden pardoned son Hunter in Dec 2024; on 20 Jan 2025, his last day, he preemptively pardoned his brothers, sister and two in-laws.
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