With just a few hours remaining in office, President Joe Biden issued a slew of pardons Monday morning to preemptively protect people President-elect Donald Trump had threatened.
President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Anthony Fauci, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, and retired Gen. Mark Milley to protect them from Trump inquiries.
Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and more just hours before Donald Trump's inauguration.
Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part
Just hours before before Trump's inauguration, President Biden has issued preemptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and the members of the January 6th Committee, including Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger,
President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."
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 has issued last-minute pardons for several people who President-elect Donald Trump may seek revenge against once he takes office in a matter of hours.
In the wake of sweeping last-minute pardons issued by Biden, Trump issued a cryptic warning, suggesting Biden may have left himself vulnerable.
The preemptive pardons, described by Biden, aim to prevent the “baseless and politically motivated investigations” that could harm the reputations and finances of those targeted. He emphasized, “Even when individuals have done nothing wrong—and in fact have done the right thing—the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage reputations and finances.
Former President Joe Biden granted blanket pardons to five family members in the last hour of his presidency, the final acts of clemency that also included sweeping pardons for members of Congress who investigated Trump’s role in the assault on the Capitol four years ago.