President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders whose sentences were longer than they’d receive under current standards, the White House said in a statement on Friday.

With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history,' Biden noted in a statement.

Biden conveyed his deep appreciation for first lady Jill Biden, who joined him in the Oval Office. “My deepest appreciation to our amazing first lady with me in the Oval today, for our entire family, you’re the love of my life and the lives of my love,” he said. “My eternal thanks to you, the American people.”

In a farewell address from the Oval Office, President Biden looked to shape his legacy and defend his record. He spent much of his speech talking about what he sees as a looming threat to the nation.

The president addressed the nation Wednesday night, just days before leaving office.

President Biden used his farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday to warn Americans of an oligarchy taking shape in the U.S. while issuing warnings of other threats to the nation as he

The super-rich have long played a role in U.S. politics but have an unusually prominent spot in incoming President Donald Trump’s new administration