House Speaker Johnson calls Biden's last-minute pardons 'shocking' and 'disgusting'

House Speaker Mike Johnson says erstwhile President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons of his household members were "shocking" and "disgusting." 

"It was shocking. I mean, it was shocking what President Biden did connected the mode out, pardoning his household for much than a decennary of immoderate activity, immoderate nonviolent offenses. It was breathtaking to us," Johnson said Wednesday during the House Republican leadership’s play property conference. 

"I don't deliberation that's thing similar that's ever been anticipated. And by the way, spell look astatine the tape. You know, 4 years agone erstwhile it was conscionable implied that President Trump mightiness bash thing similar, they were apoplectic. Joe Biden himself, Adam Schiff, Chuck Schumer, rotation the tape. They each said that would beryllium brainsick and unconscionable. And present they're cheering it along," Johnson continued. 

"To us, it is disgusting. To us, it astir apt proves the point. The suspicion that, you know, they telephone it the Biden transgression family. If they weren't the transgression family, wherefore bash they request pardons? Right?" Johnson besides said. "Look, there's a batch of attraction that's going to beryllium paid to this. And I deliberation that is appropriate. And we volition beryllium looking astatine it arsenic well." 

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Johnson listens arsenic President Donald Trump speaks aft taking the oath of bureau astatine the 60th Presidential Inauguration successful the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol successful Washington connected Monday, Jan. 20. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden pardoned his siblings conscionable minutes earlier leaving bureau connected Monday. 

The pardon applied to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens, and Francis Biden, the White House announced. The president argued that his household could beryllium taxable to "politically motivated investigations" aft helium leaves office. 

"I judge successful the regularisation of law, and I americium optimistic that the spot of our ineligible institutions volition yet prevail implicit politics. But baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc connected the lives, safety, and fiscal information of targeted individuals and their families," Biden said successful a statement. 

"Even erstwhile individuals person done thing incorrect and volition yet beryllium exonerated, the specified information of being investigated oregon prosecuted tin irreparably harm their reputations and finances," Biden added. 

The pardons person been wide criticized, with Trump-Vance modulation elder advisor Jason Miller describing them to Fox News as "nonsense." 

"I deliberation for Joe Biden to bash that, I thought that was nonsense," helium said. 

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Biden and the erstwhile archetypal woman committee Special Air Mission 46 astatine Joint Base Andrews pursuing inauguration ceremonies connected Monday. Biden pardoned his household members conscionable minutes earlier leaving office. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Former Biden White House communications manager Kate Bedingfield besides called them a "disappointing move." 

Biden issued different question of pre-emptive pardons earlier Monday morning, those going to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley and radical associated with the House prime committee probe connected January 6. 

Since taking office, President Donald Trump signed disconnected connected releasing much than 1,500 charged with crimes stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, onslaught astatine the U.S. Capitol. 

Johnson speaks to reporters successful Washington connected Wednesday, Jan. 22. (Fox News)

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"The President has made his decision," Johnson said Wednesday erstwhile asked astir those pardons. 

Fox News' Chad Pergram, Anders Hagstrom, Diana Stancy and Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.