Biden pardons five members of his family, including his brothers


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  • Tuesday, 21 Jan 2025

U.S. President Joe Biden looks on ahead of the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned five members of his family, saying he wanted to prevent them from being targeted by "baseless and politically motivated investigations."

Those pardoned are his two brothers James and Francis. Also on the list are Sara, the wife of James Biden, Biden's sister Valerie and her husband John.

In a statement, Biden also commuted the life sentence imposed on Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who has served nearly five decades in federal prison for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier will serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; writing by David Ljunggren; editing by Paul Simao)

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