“The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken [be seen as intended] as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any [of] wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued [and] as an admission of guilt for any [all] offense,” Biden said in a statement. “Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude [swift retribution] for their tireless commitment [to deception and fraud against the people of this great] to country.”