1st. Blackmailed by Mitch McConnel. (This is also circulated as why Assange was not pardoned).
2nd. To out play Biden. What will Biden do? How will he respond? Originally, he was planning to get rid of this in a blanket executive order (EO), where he could hide it. Now he has to put an EO to put it in place. So, the people criticizing him for getting rid of it, now have to complain that Biden is not putting it back in place. Imagine Biden putting Trump Policy Back in place.
3rd. Maybe he just wants people in his cabinet to have high paying jobs after his presidency.
Several theories:
1st. Blackmailed by Mitch McConnel. (This is also circulated as why Assange was not pardoned).
2nd. To out play Biden. What will Biden do? How will he respond? Originally, he was planning to get rid of this in a blanket executive order (EO), where he could hide it. Now he has to put an EO to put it in place. So, the people criticizing him for getting rid of it, now have to complain that Biden is not putting it back in place. Imagine Biden putting Trump Policy Back in place.
3rd. Maybe he just wants people in his cabinet to have high paying jobs after his presidency.
3rd is the simplest and most likely.