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, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential revenge by the incoming Trump administration.

Summary

In his final hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the Jan. 6 Committee, aiming to shield them from potential retaliation by the incoming Trump administration.

Trump has hinted at targeting those who opposed him or investigated his actions.

Biden stressed that the pardons do not imply wrongdoing but protect reputations and finances from politically motivated investigations.

This unprecedented move reflects concerns about threats to democracy under Trump’s return to power.

  • @Azteh
    4•6 hours ago

    It’s more or less the fact that Trump isn’t going to do any better down there, so for this particular issue, whomever you vote for, you get the same result. Why not look at the bigger picture then?

    • @Grimy
      5•5 hours ago

      I understand that and it’s why I was very vocal before the election about the importance of voting for her anyways. But can we hold them accountable now that it is over? They completely shit the bed.

      I don’t want to find myself voting for whatever atrocity their donors come up with again in 4 years. They won’t change if we keep patting them on the back and telling them it’s the voters that are stupid.

      Dead children, status quo and fracking is a terrible platform to run on. They deserved to lose. We didn’t deserve for them to lose, but they did it to themselves and I don’t want them to do it a second time, for our sake.