Fox News: Biden's parting family pardons send a 'terrible message,' ex-Obama spox says

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Biden's parting family pardons send a 'terrible message,' ex-Obama spox says

Former Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor addressed former President Biden's last-minute pardons and the future of the Democratic Party on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'......                    ...                        ...A former Obama spokesperson is joining a bipartisan chorus of critics calling out former You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login for pardoning members of his family moments before leaving office. ......"Joe Biden's decision to pardon his family sends a terrible message to the world," Tommy Vietor said on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Wednesday. ......"I think the presidential pardon power is far too expansive. I would love to see Congress come together and pass a constitutional amendment that says you cannot pardon yourself, you can't pardon your family, you can't pardon your staff."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......As the nation prepared for President Donald Trump's inauguration, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login just minutes before leaving office on Monday.......The pardon applies to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens and Francis Biden, the White House announced. The president argued that his family could be subject to "politically motivated investigations" after he leaves office. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login another wave of preemptive pardons earlier Monday morning, those going to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley and people associated with the House select committee investigation into January 6.......While Biden's pardons at the end of his term have proven to be some of his most controversial actions as president, particularly the pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, Vietor conceded the Democratic Party has had a "tough cycle."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"The Democratic Party had a tough cycle," he told host Jesse Watters. "Democrats are down bad. We need a new generation of leaders. We need to tell people who we are and what we stand for."......As You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login after assuming office, Vietor cautioned Republicans: "Now it's put up or shut up time."......Fox News' Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report....

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