White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday would not rule out the idea of President Biden issuing preemptive pardons on behalf of his allies before he leaves the Oval Office next month.

The press secretary’s comments come as media reports have indicated Biden and his aides are privately weighing whether to issue preemptive pardons to several Biden allies, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and retired General Mark Milley, who served as the joint chiefs of staff under Trump’s first administration.

Biden is reportedly concerned that President-elect Donald Trump could weaponize his power to exact revenge on his political enemies. This has led the president and his advisers to the highly unusual decision to consider offering pardons to people who are not currently being either investigated or charged with crimes — a test of the president’s executive pardoning power.

Last week, Biden announced he had decided to pardon his son, Hunter, after repeated guarantees that he would not do so.

Jean-Pierre said Friday that Biden had made the decision because “circumstances have changed.”

“Recently announced Trump appointees for law enforcement have said on the campaign that they were out for retribution,” she said.