Joe Biden in the final minutes of his presidency on Monday issued pardons to five more members of his family—his brother James and wife Sarah, his younger sister Valerie Biden Owens and husband John T. Owens, and his brother Francis Biden—after he says they were "subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats" motivated by a desire to hurt him.

It was just moments before Joe Biden's presidential term ended when he announced pardons for his siblings and their spouses.

President Joe Biden issued pardons to several close family members Monday in the final minutes of his presidency.

Now-former President Joe Biden used the final minutes of his presidency to issue sweeping pardons protecting his family from any future prosecution.

President Joe Biden pardoned his family members, including his businessman brother James and political adviser sister Valerie, in his final moments in office before Donald Trump returned to power. Biden justified his preemptive pardons,

Biden announced the pardons in a last batch of clemency decisions just before Donald Trump took the oath of office.

President Joe Biden has pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt him."