The claim originated on a satirical website but is presented in the post as authentic and attributes the decision to a nonexistent judge.

California Sen. Adam Schiff told NBC's "Meet The Press" that he opposes President Biden's decision to pardon members of his family, saying it sends a bad message to the Trump family: KRISTEN WELKER: Well,

Just hours before leaving office Monday, Jan. 19, President Joe Biden pardoned potential targets of Donald Trump’s second presidential administration, including Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino.

Sacramento Bee President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons to Sen. Adam Schiff and other members of Congress and their staff who had investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots. Schiff, D-Calif.

Former President Joe Biden said he was “concerned” about Donald Trump giving preemptive pardons of family members, according to a resurfaced interview from 2020.

As President Donald Trump issues a flurry of executive orders during his first week in office, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reacts to his blanket pardons for Jan. 6, 2021, rioters. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.

The statement stressed that the pardons "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump hinted in an interview that aired Wednesday that President Joe Biden could still face prosecution, noting the former president did not issue himself a preemptive pardon.

During his final hours in office, President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members against potential Trump "revenge."

President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Anthony Fauci, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, and retired Gen. Mark Milley to protect them from Trump inquiries.

"My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today," Milley said in a statement to USA Today provided by a spokesperson.

With just hours remaining in office, the president issued the pardons to protect people Donald Trump had threatened.