U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he did not believe his decision to run for re-election paved the way for President-elect Donald Trump to win in 2024 and indicated he is still considering pre-emptive pardons for people whom Trump has targeted.

President Biden says he is still considering whether to give pardons to people who have been criticized or threatened by President-elect Donald Trump.

President Joe Biden said he is considering issuing preemptive pardons to people President-elect Donald Trump could target for retribution, Biden told USA Today, as the president-elect has vowed revenge against political enemies.

President Joe Biden dismissed the idea of pardoning himself as he considers using his clemency powers to protect critics of President-elect Donald Trump, who has promised to seek revenge when he returns to the White House on Jan. 20.

President Joe Biden said he remained undecided on whether to issue preemptive pardons to protect some public figures who have been threatened with retaliation by his Republican successor Donald Trump.

Joe Biden said Friday he won't pardon himself, blasted Meta's decision to cut fact-checkers and reiterated he thinks he would have defeated Trump.

It depends on some of the language and expectations that Trump broadcasts in the last couple days here as to what he’s going to do,” Biden told reporters at the White House

Recalling how he was pursued when Donald Trump was in the White House the first time, a former Trump lawyer suggested that critics of the president-elect would be foolish if they didn't ask President Joe Biden for a pardon or turned one down if offered Appearing on MSNBC's "The Weekend,