The president has the pardon power until the new president is sworn in. Biden pardoned Hunter Biden after the election. We should want democrats to challenge norms to help people beyond just their family and friends.
See Article 2 Section 2.
Section. 2.
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Too late, should have happened before the election.
The president has the pardon power until the new president is sworn in. Biden pardoned Hunter Biden after the election. We should want democrats to challenge norms to help people beyond just their family and friends.
See Article 2 Section 2.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript