At the close of his term, former President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to multiple family members as well as a group of high-profile Democrats.

While that move precluded the recipients from facing justice, there's one loophole which Biden may regret leaving open.   

Trump: Biden "didn't give himself a pardon"

According to the Daily Mail, that fact was highlighted by President Donald Trump during an interview on Tuesday with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Donald Trump: Joe Biden didn’t give himself a pardon.

He calls it a “funny thing.”

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"This guy went around giving everybody pardons," Trump pointed out before adding, "And you know what the funny thing, maybe the sad thing is - he didn't give himself a pardon. And you look at it, it all had to do with him."

The president then implied that his predecessor could face legal jeopardy, with Politico quoting him as saying, "I went through four years of hell by this scum that we had to deal with."

"It's really hard to say they shouldn’t have to go through it also"

"I went through four years of hell. I spent millions of dollars of legal fees and I won. But I did it the hard way," Trump stressed. "It's really hard to say they shouldn’t have to go through it also."

What's more, Trump spoke angrily of how some of his supporters have "suffered," including Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, two advisers who went to prison after being held in contempt of Congress.

Breitbart noted how earlier this month Biden dismissed the idea that he would need to be pardoned, telling a reporter, "I didn't do anything wrong."

Interestingly, some observers have suggested that Biden issued to his family members along with figures such as Gen. Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci could ultimately backfire on the former president.

Pardons could have Fifth Amendment implications

The Daily Caller reported that one of them is podcast host Megyn Kelly, who argued this week that pardon recipients can no longer refuse to answer questions on the grounds that they may incriminate them.

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy echoed that position in a social media post on Monday, writing, "Implication is that they needed the pardons."

"So, let’s call them all before Congress and demand the truth. If they refuse or lie - let’s test the constitutional 'reach' of these pardons with regard to their future actions," he declared.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer made similar comments about Hunter Biden after he received a pardon late last year.