Biden took this decision after Trump threatened his enemies with action. Trump has counted among his enemies those who opposed him politically or hindered his efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
US President Joe Biden granted pardon to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired General Mark Milley and members of the ‘House Committee’ investigating the attack on the US Parliament House on January 6, 2021, just hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration. Is. Biden made the move in the final hours, using extraordinary powers of his office to protect against possible ‘retaliation’ by the incoming Trump administration.
Biden took this decision after newly elected President Donald Trump warned his enemies to take action. Trump has included in his list of enemies those who have opposed him politically or hindered his efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Also, there was a demand to hold him (Trump) accountable for his role in the storming of the US Parliament House (US Capitol) on January 6, 2021.
Trump has nominated people to his Cabinet who supported him in the election and who have promised to punish those involved in efforts to investigate him. “Issuing these pardons should not be construed as an individual’s admission of wrongdoing, nor as an admission of guilt for any crime,” Biden said in a statement. He said, “Our nation is grateful to these public servants for their tireless commitment to our country.”
Fauci was the 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 adviser until his retirement in 2022. He played a major role in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. The Republican leader’s resentment towards Trump increased due to his refusal to support his baseless claims.
Mark Milley, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has called Trump a fascist and presented a detailed account of Trump’s conduct in relation to the January 6, 2021 incident. Biden also pardoned members and staffers of the committee tasked with investigating the January 6 incident, including former House of Representatives members Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, both Republicans, as well as those at the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Including Metropolitan Police officers who testified before the committee.
