"New Records Show Abraham Lincoln Pardoned Joe Biden's Ancestor 160 Years Ago"

Newly discovered records reveal that President Joe Biden's paternal great-great-grandfather, Moses Robinette, was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln after being sentenced to hard labor at a military prison for a confrontation with a fellow civilian employee of the Union Army in 1864. Robinette, who worked as a veterinary surgeon for the Army, was found guilty of intoxication, inciting a quarrel, and assault, but was pardoned by Lincoln after a plea for clemency from three officers and a senator. After his release, Robinette returned to farming and passed away in 1903.