Biden also told USA Today that he was considering granting preemptive pardons — a rare, but not unheard of move by outgoing presidents — for figures like Liz Cheney and Dr. Anthony Fauci. Biden explained that in his meetings with Trump, the president-elect did little to dispel the notion that he would move to prosecute his critics.

Joe Biden thinks he could have won reelection if he had stayed in the White House race, he said in an interview published Wednesday -- while conceding he was unsure if he would have served another full term.