Departing US President Joe Biden issued pardons on his last day in office to several individuals who were potential targets of Donald Trump's revenge, including Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley, and members of the January 6 select committee. Biden cited the 'baseless and politically motivated investigations' that have damaged reputations and finances of targeted individuals. This move follows a series of pardons by Biden, including his son Hunter, and commuted sentences for nearly 1500 people.
: Departing US President Joe Biden has used his last day in office to protect some of Donald Trump ’s adversaries from potential revenge, granting pre-emptive pardons that will thwart any attempts by the new administration to prosecute them.
“Even when individuals have done nothing wrong – and in fact have done the right thing – and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage reputations and finances,” he added. Biden also recently commuted the prison sentences of almost 1500 people and pardoning another 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, in the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.Fauci was director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health for nearly 40 years and was Biden’s chief medical advisor until his retirement in 2022.
Trump, however, won the election resoundingly, picking up all seven battleground states, the popular vote and helping Republicans win both the House of Representatives and the Senate. During the campaign, he made no secret of wanting to punish his political and media adversaries, prompting Biden to issue his latest round of safeguards.
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