Trump commuted the sentence of local Volusia County Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs, who was serving 17 years for his role in Capitol riot.
The heads of the Jan. 6 committee say they're grateful for the decision by President Joe Biden to pardon them “not for breaking the law but for upholding it.”
In addition to Fauci, Biden also granted pardons to General Mark Milley, the Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, and the US Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responded to President Joe Biden issuing him a preemptive pardon on Monday.
"My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today," Milley said in a statement to USA Today provided by a spokesperson.
Live coverage of Inauguration Day from Washington D.C. begins at 9 a.m. CT in the player above. The live blog for Inauguration Day can be found here. Hours before the Inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump Monday,
Joe Exotic says he should receive a pardon from President Donald Trump. "Good for the January Sixers" on their clemency, the "Tiger King" star says, but he thinks he's a more deserving candidate.
Those pardoned include Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of he National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 insurrection; and police officers who testified before the committee.
Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and more just hours before Donald Trump's inauguration.
Biden also issued pardons for former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and Liz Cheney and other former members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump hinted in an interview that aired Wednesday that President Joe Biden could still face prosecution, noting the former president did not issue himself a preemptive pardon.
Biden Monday issued several preemptive pardons, some to family members. Following the transition of power, Trump wielded his own clemency power.