President Joe Biden has issued pre-emptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and the members of Congress who served on the House committee that investigated the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in one of his final acts before leaving the White House, anticipating their political persecution by his incoming successor Donald Trump.
In a statement, Biden characterized each of the recipients as “dedicated, selfless public servants” on whom the nation relies “every day” and called them “the lifeblood of our democracy.”
