In the run up to the 2020 Presidential elections, these intelligence officials had claimed that Hunter Biden's laptop bore ‘the classic earmarks’ of Russian disinformation

Donald Trump has a day-one plan to punish the 51 intelligence officials who deemed the Hunter Biden laptop "Russian disinformation."

His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office.

In his final hours in office, President Joe Biden issued blanket preemptive pardons Monday to prominent government officials, the bipartisan January 6 th committee, and members of his own family, which Biden said was necessary to prevent retribution from President-elect Donald Trump.

Mike Johnson said Biden has not "been in charge for some time" and even at a 2022 meeting, the president was unaware what was in his own executive order.

Washington optimistic on chances of closing agreement to release Israelis held by Hamas before end of Biden's term; Netanyahu huddles with security chiefs to discuss negotiations

Washington — President Trump took executive action Monday to start revoking the security clearances of his former national security adviser, John Bolton, and dozens of intelligence officials who signed a letter in 2020 claiming emails found on a laptop owned by Hunter Biden bore the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign.

In the run up to the 2020 Presidential elections, these intelligence officials had claimed that Hunter Biden’s laptop bore ‘the classic earmarks’ of Russian disinformation

While Biden tactfully communicated a fundamental truth and core party principle that’s been often overlooked, many felt that Biden delivering the message in the last gasps of his presidency was emblematic of his time in office: far too little, far too late.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president, capping a return from his own dark period after losing to Joe Biden in 2020.