A few hours before handing over power to Donald Trump, Joe Biden granted a preemptive pardon to Dr. Anthony Fauci, former head of the White House's Covid response. He also granted it to

WASHINGTON — 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, in an extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.

US President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr Anthony Fauci, retired general Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.

President Biden granted a slew of last-minute preemptive pardons on Jan. 20, including to Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the January 6th committee.

Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part

Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Dr Anthony Fauci, General Mark A Milley, and members of the January 6 Committee ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

The 'controversial' pardons come just hours before Donald Trump was to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

The statement stressed that the pardons "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense.

Former federal prosecutor Jim Trusty said Tuesday that former President Joe Biden’s preemptive pardon of former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) head Dr. Anthony Fauci could leave him vulnerable to committing perjury.

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During his final hours in office, US President Joe Biden issued a number of pre-emptive pardons to prevent what he called "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions".