Well, more and more evidence is coming out that Joe Biden was completely disengaged from the pardon and commutation process. And under the Constitution, A pardon or commutation only has legal force if the president makes the decision himself. If a staffer makes it, if somebody else in the White House makes it, it has no legal force. It is null and void. (00:44–00:50)
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Asserts that presidential pardons require the president's direct decision.
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