Those issued pardons include retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Anthony Fauci.
During his final hours in office, U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned several key officials and members of the commission investigating the January 6th, 2021 attack on the Capitol. This decision is intended to protect them from potential retaliation by the administration of Donald Trump.
Biden's decision comes after Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who've crossed him politically.
President Biden has granted pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the Capitol. In his final hours in office,
President Biden on Monday morning, just hours before President-elect Trump’s inauguration, announced pardons for Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and
President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
He helped coordinate the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic an raised the ire ... Mark Milley, who is the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and called Trump a fascist and ...
Fauci, who was the face of the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Milley, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Trump’s first term, spoke out against Trump ...
Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.
W ith respiratory-disease season in full swing and a bird flu outbreak rapidly evolving, the new Trump Administration has ordered federal health agencies to secure White House approval before communicating with the public.
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."