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.

  • @btaf45
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    1012 days ago

    None of those people committed any crimes. None of them could have been convicted of any crimes and probably couldn’t have been charged with any crimes that wouldn’t have resulted in the lawyers getting disbarred for misconduct. But they likely all would have had to waste their money on their own lawyers. Biden spared them from the nonsense.

    • @nwilz
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      -112 days ago

      Then you can’t pardon them

      • @Z4XC
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        512 days ago

        Citation needed

        • @nwilz
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          112 days ago

          What are you pardoning if there’s no crime?

          • @theangryseal
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            211 days ago

            Reread dude’s comment man. He laid it all out.

            Derrrrr

            • @nwilz
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              111 days ago

              Again that’s not a pardon, that’s just immunity