President Joe Biden, who has faced ongoing investigations during his presidency regarding claims that he and his family profited from influence-peddling while he was a senator, vice president, and private citizen, announced on Friday that he has no plans to issue a preemptive pardon for himself.

“Myself? Why should I pardon myself?” Biden responded to reporters at the White House, according to the Washington Examiner. “No, I have no contemplation of pardoning myself. I didn’t do anything wrong.”

Last month, Biden granted a pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, for federal felony charges related to gun possession and tax offenses, as well as for any crimes Hunter may have committed or could commit from January 1, 2014, to December 1, 2024.

Biden has also suggested he might consider preemptively pardoning other individuals, including former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was vice chair of the Democratic-led House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021 events, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and others who may come under scrutiny from President-elect Donald Trump’s future administration.

As Biden prepares to deliver his farewell address at 8 p.m. Wednesday from the Oval Office, he emphasized that he intends to stay involved in public life after his presidency ends.

“I’m not going to be out of sight or out of mind,” Biden, 81, the longest-serving president in U.S. history, said.

Biden was also asked whether he regretted stepping down as the Democratic Party’s nominee last summer. He stated that had he stayed in the race, he and Vice President Kamala Harris “could have beaten Trump.”

“I didn’t want to be one who caused a party that wasn’t unified to lose an election,” Biden explained, according to the Examiner. “And that’s why I stepped aside. But I was confident she could win.”

{Matzav.com}