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yesterday for several of his close relatives, his younger brother james, his wife sarah, younger sister valerie, her husband, john owenser biden brother, they all got preemptive pardons. he set similar pardons for general mark milley, dr. anthony fauci. joe biden, remember, though, struck a different tone in december 2020 when it was thought that trump could preemptively pardon his family. watch this. >> does this concern you? all these preemptive pardons? >> well, it concerns me in terms of what kind of precedent it sets and how the rest of the world looks at us as a nation of laws and justice. not going to see in our administration that kind of approach to pardons. cheryl: congressman? >> well, i just think you continue to see the inconsistency of former president biden, feels good to say that. but frankly, i think we've got a real problem, legal scholars, some that i've talked to in the last two days really question the constitutionality of these preemptive pardons and i'm on the judiciary committee, i have a feeling we're going to have an opportunity to hear from some of these folks. cheryl: i want to ask about the

preemptively pardoned his brothers james and frank biden, his sister valerie biden owens and john owens and sarahabout culpability. daley said the bidens will never wipe this quote stain from the former president's legacy. meanwhile, npr reports that before biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist leonard peltier on monday, he received a warning from outgoing fbi director christopher wray that peltier was convicted of killing two fbi agents back in the 1970s. but wray told the white house that commuting his sentence would be, quote, shattering to the victims loved ones and undermine the principles of justice and accountability that our government should represent. wray sent a letter to the white house on january 10th. in it, the fbi director expressed vehement and steadfast opposition to the commutation of leonard peltier sentence. so, joe, you know, certainly these are two different buckets here. we're talking about 15, 1600 pardons about january 6th, and they've been denounced by democrats and even a few republicans. but you know what president biden did in the last hours of his

james b biden, sarah jones, biden, valerie biden owens, john t owens and francis w biden ceremony outgoing president klobuchar, joe biden issuing pardons to members of his immediate family as his last. what appears to be his last act as president. welcome to the 60th presidential inauguration. >> today, president elect trump and vice president elect vance will take their oaths of office, and we will witness the peaceful transfer of power at the heart of our democracy. for the past year, i've chaired the inaugural ceremony committee, which includes the leadership of congress from both parties. we thank the committee and capitol staff and law enforcement who worked so hard over the last year and especially the last three days. you've done a beautiful job and you have shown grace under pressure. our theme this year is our enduring democracy. the presence of so many presidents and vice presidents here today is truly a testament to that endurance. we welcome president biden and doctor biden, we welcome vice president harris and doug emhoff, president obama, president clinton and secretary clint

but let's have a listen to sarah owens.he is the labour member of parliament for luton north, but perhaps more significantly, the chair of the women's and equalities committee. let's listen to what she had to say today in the house of commons. >> what about the group of 70,000 men in germany that had a group that shared tips on how to rape, how to drug, how to get away with sexual assault, how to wreak revenge on women and girls . wreak revenge on women and girls. just in germany, 70,000 men sharing tips on that. can we guarantee that there isn't something similar happening closer to home? probably not. >> well, if sarah owens, you're so concerned about what's happening in germany, and earlier on in that speech, you talked about sexual assault and rape in the congo, and you asked the question, could it be happening here? why on earth did you go along with the labour whip yesterday and vote against there being an inquiry? and i think the accusation of hypocrisy that hangs around much of what has been said by labour mps over