Ed Martin, the pardon attorney in the DOJ, reportedly emailed staff to say the probe will explore whether people were "taking advantage" of Joe Biden.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.

Ed Martin, the Justice Department’s pardon attorney, told staff June 2 that he had been directed to investigate clemency and pardons granted by Biden, a Democrat, in the waning days of his ...

Joe Biden's pardons, including those for Hunter Biden and death row inmates, are under Justice Department review amid concerns about AutoPen use and decision-making.

The Justice Department is reviewing the list of people that were granted pardons by former President Joe Biden, amid new concerns about his use of an autopen to automatically sign documents.

The Department of Justice is reviewing pardons doled out under former President Biden, citing concerns about whether Biden was making the decisions, an administration official confirmed to The Hill.

Trump DOJ examining Biden’s pardons, probing whether prez was ‘competent’ enough to issue clemency By . Josh Christenson and Victor Nava. Published June 3, 2025.