Key preemptive pardons were issued on January 19–20, 2025, just before leaving office. These included:
Five family members: brothers James and Francis Biden, sister Valerie Biden Owens, and their spouses Sara Jones Biden and John T. Owens, for any nonviolent offenses committed between January 1, 2014, and the pardon date.
Dr. Anthony Fauci and General Mark Milley, for any offenses related to their public service.
Members and staff of the January 6th Capitol Attack Committee, and Capitol and D.C. police officers who testified before it.