Biden Pardons Committee Members to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Miley, Jan. 6
US President Joe Biden reacts as he speaks about the jobs report and the state of the economy in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on January 10, 2025 in Washington, US.
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President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday. General Mark MilliMembers of Congress and others who investigated the January 6 Capitol riots are under threat of being targeted for “baseless” political purposes.
President-elect Donald Trump issued a call to some of his political foes just hours before the pardon was granted. tied up – He takes office.
“These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and should not be the targets of inappropriate and politically motivated accusations,” Biden said in a press release.
“I believe in the rule of law, and I hope that the strength of our legal institutions will eventually prevail over politics. But these are exceptional circumstances and I cannot in good conscience do anything about it,” he said.
The outgoing Democratic president told House members on Jan. 6 that he was pardoning staff members and police officers who testified.
Biden’s statement emphasized that the apology “should not be construed as an admission of wrongdoing by any individual or admission of guilt for any wrongdoing.”
Fauci headed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and was the face of the US response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic that began under Trump in early 2020. Miley has served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2019, also under Trump.
Both figures eventually became paragons for Trump and his Republican supporters.
Trump and Fauci fell out even before the November 2020 election, as then-president Fauci and other experts pushed back on public health restrictions.
Trump in 2023 Millie sued In the final days of the Trump administration, he called Chinese officials to talk about US political and military stability, after it was revealed that he was guilty of treason. Millie has it. He defended the call..
“My family and I are deeply grateful for the president’s action today,” Miley said in a statement Monday morning.
“After forty-three years of faithful service in wearing the uniform of our country, defending and protecting the Constitution, I do not want to spend the rest of the time that the Lord gives me fighting those who seek unjust punishment for minor offenses,” he said.
