On Sunday, House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) expressed skepticism about the preemptive pardons then-President Joe Biden granted to his family members in the final days of his administration, stating that he didn’t believe they would “hold up in court.” Just minutes before

Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term last week, Biden announced pardons for several family members, including his brother James B. Biden, his sister Valerie Biden Owens, Valerie Owens’ husband John T. Owens, and his brother Francis W. Biden, citing the possibility of “politically motivated investigations.”

Biden had previously pardoned his son, Hunter, who had been convicted of tax evasion and gun crimes. Comer, who led an impeachment investigation into Biden focused on corruption and authored a book about his inquiry, described the preemptive pardons as

an “admission of guilt.” He also suggested during an appearance on Sunday Morning Futures with Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo that scrutiny of the Biden administration could continue, when asked if viewers should expect that the Bidens “got away with it.” Read more below