"Abraham Lincoln Pardoned President Biden's Ancestor, New Records Reveal"

Joe Biden's great-great-grandfather, Moses J Robinette, was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln after being convicted of attempted murder for a brawl during the Civil War. The pardon, issued seven months before Lincoln's assassination, was in response to a petition from three army officers who argued that the punishment was too harsh. This revelation sheds light on a previously unknown piece of Biden family history and highlights the historical use of presidential pardon powers.