Newsman: President Biden granted preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and Gen. Mark Milley in an unprecedented move hours before Trump becomes president to shield Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and Gen. Mark Milley from the President-elect Donald Trump’s potential targets of criminal prosecution. all received preemptive pardons from President Biden on Monday.
Joe Biden also granted pardons to the lawmakers and staffers from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, a panel the president-elect has railed against for years.
“These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions,” Biden said in a statement.