‘In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted,’ the president says
Aides kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted. The administration denied Biden has declined.
White House says the move is the biggest single-day act of clemency for any president in modern history
The move is an about-face after the president previously vowed not to pardon his son, who was convicted on federal gun and tax charges