Biden issues pardons to protect Fauci, others from Trump retaliation

Members of House panel on Jan. 6 attack, including Liz Cheney, also get pardons

Anthony Fauci is among those who received President Joe Biden's pre-emptive pardons on Monday as the incoming Trump administration threatens retribution against political adversaries. © Reuters

January 20, 2025 22:25 JST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons on Monday for people Republican successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, including former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci.

The pardon also covers all lawmakers who served on the congressional select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters, and police officers who testified before it.