Biden's last-minute pardons of his own family members have been criticized as a "stain on his legacy" and "tawdry" by CNN reporters.

On Monday, CNN reporters and hosts stated that President Biden's last-minute decision to pardon his family members during his final moments in office damaged his reputation and left a "blemish on his legacy."

As it turns out, Anderson, there is another broken promise. This is how he has decided to approach the justice system, raising many alarming questions about legal precedence. This decision could be one of President Biden's final acts as a sitting president, as he had previously told CNN's Jake Tapper in December 2020 that the U.S. would not see preemptive pardons in his administration, and that his approach to the justice system would be different from President Trump's.

During Trump's inauguration ceremony, the White House announced that Biden's pardon applies to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens, and Francis Biden. Trump had previously argued that his family could be subject to "politically motivated investigations" after he leaves office.

Earlier in her statement, Lee mentioned that the former president had further damaged his legacy through this method.

During the discussion, Alyssa Farah Griffin, a CNN commentator and "The View" co-host, contended that the pardon of family members was "far more complex" than the last-minute pardons of Liz Cheney, Gen. Mark Milley, and Anthony Fauci.

"John King, a CNN host, stated that it is unbecoming to do something in secret and not explain it to the public. He added that it is a stain on the person's legacy to act in this manner. King also mentioned that there could be an argument about whether it is necessary and if Trump has promised retribution. However, he emphasized that if the President of the United States is the one who said that the curse of Trump was that he didn't respect democracy and norms, they should have the courage to look the American people in the eye and explain their actions."

David Axelrod, a former aide to Obama, expressed suspicion about the timing of the pardons.

Axelrod stated that Trump's recent release, which came in the last 10 minutes of his presidency, made the whole situation look tawdry, despite Trump having been saying the same thing for a long time.

In December 2020, CNN anchor Jake Tapper questioned Biden about concerns over rumors that Trump, whom he had just defeated, would issue preemptive pardons for some of his closest advisors.

At the time, he stated that it was concerning in terms of the precedent it set for how the rest of the world viewed us as a nation of laws and justice.

"Our administration will not employ the same approach to pardons as seen in the past, and we will not make policy through tweets. Instead, we will take a different approach to the justice system."

Planet Chronicle' Nikolas Lanum and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.