President Joe Biden recently made several false and inaccurate claims to defend his controversial decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden.

Despite the controversy surrounding them, presidential pardons can provide a service – the question is how they are used.

President Joe Biden said he had not made a decision about issuing preemptive pardons before leaving office, leaving the door open to an unprecedented move to protect some of his allies as he warned President-elect Donald Trump against trying to “settle scores.