by Charlotte Hazard
President Joe Biden on Monday, just hours before he leaves office and Donald Trump becomes president, pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 committee.
None of those pardoned are known to have been found guilty of any pardonable crimes, but Trump has vowed to take “revenge” on certain political rivals in his next administration, according to The Associated Press.
Milley was the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who called Trump a fascist and criticized Trump’s behavior during the Jan. 6 2021 riot.
Fauci was the leader in coordinating the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and has come under scrutiny for how he handled the role.
Some of the members from the Jan. 6 committee that will likely be pardoned include Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney.
“Rather than accept accountability, those who perpetrated the January 6th attack have taken every opportunity to undermine and intimidate those who participated in the Select Committee in an attempt to rewrite history, erase the stain of January 6th for partisan gain, and seek revenge, including by threatening criminal prosecutions,” Biden said in a statement.
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Charlotte Hazard is a reporter at Just the News.
