{"id":2413534,"date":"2025-03-17T15:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leavitt-urges-media-to-follow-trumps-lead-in-questioning-bidens-pardons-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T15:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:09:01","slug":"leavitt-urges-media-to-follow-trumps-lead-in-questioning-bidens-pardons-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leavitt-urges-media-to-follow-trumps-lead-in-questioning-bidens-pardons-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Leavitt urges media to follow Trump\u2019s lead in questioning Biden\u2019s pardons &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleavitt-urges-media-to-follow-trumps-lead-in-questioning-bidens-pardons-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413534&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Leavitt urges media to follow Trump&rsquo;s lead in questioning Biden&rsquo;s pardons<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2042474\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> says reporters should join President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">Donald Trump<\/a> in asking whether or not his predecessor&rsquo;s pardons were valid.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president was begging the question that I think a lot of journalists in this room should be asking,&rdquo; White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Karoline Leavitt\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> said Monday, alleging that former President Joe Biden was &ldquo;cognitively impaired&rdquo; while in office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3350202\/watch-live-trump-attends-kennedy-center-board-meeting-as-new-chair\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump attends Kennedy Center board meeting as new chair<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\">List: The executive orders, actions, and proclamations Trump has made as president<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3350013\/adam-kinzinger-embraces-trump-voiding-biden-pardons\/\">Adam Kinzinger embraces Trump voiding Biden&#8217;s pardons: &#8216;Bring it on, dude!&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The president [Trump] was raising the point that, did the president [Biden] even know about these pardons?&rdquo; Leavitt said. &ldquo;Was his legal signature used without his consent or knowledge?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3349524\/trump-declares-biden-pardons-void-and-vacant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"declared\">declared<\/a> early on Monday that several of Biden&rsquo;s last-minute pardons were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3349524\/trump-declares-biden-pardons-void-and-vacant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"declared\">void and vacant<\/a> because Biden used an automatically generated signature and may not have been fully aware of what he was doing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The &lsquo;Pardons&rsquo; that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3349524\/trump-declares-biden-pardons-void-and-vacant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social. &ldquo;In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During his last days in office, Biden issued several&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2025\/01\/20\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pardons<\/a>&nbsp;to his family members, including James B. Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John T. Owens, and Francis W. Biden. He also issued&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2025\/01\/20\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preemptive pardons&nbsp;<\/a>to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the House&rsquo;s Jan. 6 Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also said that Biden &ldquo;knew nothing about&rdquo; the pardons and implied that the people receiving them may have coordinated the action.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt took a slightly softer approach when asked about the controversy, saying that Trump was simply raising questions that the media should be asking.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a question that everybody in this room should be looking into because, certainly, that would propose perhaps criminal or illegal behavior if staff members were signing the President of the United States&rsquo;s autograph without his consent,&rdquo; she said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3339115\/trump-education-department-investigates-45-colleges-segregated-phd-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump Education Department investigates 45 colleges over &lsquo;race-based&rsquo; programs\">Trump Education Department investigates 45 colleges over &lsquo;race-based&rsquo; programs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She made a similar remark when pressed for evidence to back up Trump&rsquo;s claims. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re a reporter, you should find out,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2042474\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2042474\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leavitt urges media to follow Trump\u2019s lead in questioning Biden\u2019s pardons The White House says reporters should join President Donald Trump in asking whether or not his predecessor\u2019s pardons were valid. \u201cThe president was begging the question that I think a lot of journalists in this room should be asking,\u201d White House press secretary Karoline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2413535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Joe-Biden-autopen-pardon-signature.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2413534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Joe-Biden-autopen-pardon-signature.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2413534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2413535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2413534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2413534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2413534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}