If that's true, if he made the decision and directed them to sign a pardon, then under the Department of Justice's OLC memorandum, that is valid. The question is, are there ones? And According to the New York Times, there are a lot that Biden did not know and did not approve the specific individual receiving the pardon. And if he didn't know and didn't approve, then it's not a valid pardon. So when you look at the timeline of this moving forward and some of these could be very significant, one that comes to mind is Dr. Anthony Fauci, for example. (06:06–06:17)
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Asserts that Biden did not know or approve many specific pardons.
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