In a dramatic and controversial exercise of executive authority, outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden granted pardons to an unparalleled number of individuals, including members of his immediate family and several high-profile officials, mere hours before leaving office. This unprecedented move has sparked widespread debate, with many praising it as a necessary measure to protect against politically motivated attacks, while others, including his successor Donald Trump, have vehemently criticized it as an abuse of power. An Unmatched Clemency Decision No president in recent U.S. history has used the power of clemency as expansively and controversially in their final moments in office as Joe Biden. Those pardoned include Biden’s brothers James and Frank Biden, his sister Valerie Biden, and their respective spouses. This marked the first time in American history that a president...