president Joe Biden he takes a huge step in his final hours in the Oval Office … protecting a prominent group of people from new vengeance. Trump administration.
Biden is using his power to preemptively pardon Dr. Anthony FauciBirth Mark Milleyand members of Congress serving on the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The January 6 Committee, in particular, includes former Reps. Liz Cheney and: Adam Kinzingeras well as Sen. Adam Schiff.
The US Capitol and US Metropolitan police officers who testified to the committee were also pardoned.
Biden says just because he’s granting pardons doesn’t mean these people did anything wrong, noting: “The granting of these pardons should not be mistaken for an admission that any individual is involved in any wrongdoing, nor should the acceptance be misconstrued as a confession. guilt for any crime.”
The president continues. “Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless devotion to our country.”
You remember, Trump warned about an “enemies list” consisting of those who betrayed him or opposed him politically. Trump also tapped a number of Cabinet nominees who agreed to punish those implicated in his probe.
Of course, Fauci has been a prime target among critics of the federal government for mishandling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Millie, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has drawn criticism from the right wing over the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Trump also said that Liz Cheney and members of the J6 committee should be jailed.
