Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and more just hours before Donald Trump's inauguration.
President Joe Biden issued a slew of pardons on Inauguration Day to preemptively protect people President-elect Donald Trump had threatened.
Biden said the pardons are intended to guard against “baseless and politically motivated investigations” into these “dedicated, selfless public servants.”
President Biden issued pre-emptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci and others who may have faced scrutiny under the incoming Trump administration.
Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 House committee just hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration. Biden made the move to guard against possible “revenge” from Trump’s administration,
President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."
President Biden said the pardons are not an "acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing" but rather protect individuals from "unjustified and politically motivated prosectutions."
Hours before the 47th president takes the oath, some of his highest-profile foes get pre-emptive protection from prosecution.
During his final hours in office, President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members against potential Trump "revenge."
President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly called out former President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons Monday on her show, outlining how those pardoned could