Joe Biden Issues Preemptive Pardons To Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney And Other January 6th Committee Members

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With just a few hours remaining in his presidency, Joe Biden preemptively pardoned Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and members of the January 6th Committee and their staffs, amid concerns that they would be targets of investigation by the incoming administration.

Also being pardoned are staffers of the committee and U.S. Capitol and Metropolitan Police officers who testified. “Our nation relies on dedicated, selfless public servants every day,” Biden said in a statement. “They are the lifeblood of our democracy.

Yet alarmingly, public servants have been subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.” The pardons cover all members of the January 6th Committee, including one of Trump’s most vocal foes — Liz Cheney, who served as vice chair of the committee — as well as its chairman, Rep.

Bennie Thompson (D-MS). The president-elect said on Meet the Press recently that Cheney and Thompson should be jailed. The pardons are unusual, in that they were not issued for any charges or convictions, but to protect against any future prosecution.