Welcome to Crossroads. President Donald Trump was today inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States.

In a moment, it was historic for many reasons. And in his final hours in office, just before today's inauguration,

President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to several individuals who were expected to face investigation under the Trump administration

as well as to his family members. Now here's the pardon for his family. Biden said this in a statement.

He said, my family has been subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire

to hurt me the worst kind of partisan politics.

Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end.

He said, I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that this strength of our legal institutions

will ultimately prevail over politics.

But baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety,

and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. He said, even when individuals

have done nothing wrong and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated

or prosecuted can irreparably damage their reputations and finances.

He said, that is why I'm exercising my power under the Constitution to pardon James B. Biden,

Sarah Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John T. Owens, and Francis W. Biden.

He said the issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an

acknowledgement that they engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an

admission of guilt for any offense. Now look, it also was not just his family. Dippek Times said

this. It said President Joe Biden on January 20th issued preemptive

pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired General Mark Millie, and people who served on the U.S.

House of Representatives Committee investigating the January 6th, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

It notes as well, Biden is also issuing preemptive pardons to law enforcement officers

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