Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part

The outgoing president acted to short-circuit incoming President Trump’s stated plans to exact retribution from perceived enemies.

President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Anthony Fauci, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, and retired Gen. Mark Milley to protect them from Trump inquiries.

By Doina Chiacu, Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday for people his successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation,

U.S. President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons on Monday for people Republican successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, including former Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci.

US President Joe Biden has issued pre-emptive pardons for people Republican successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, including former Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci.

President Biden granted pardons to several prominent public servants Monday who have faced attacks from President-elect Trump in one of his final acts in office. Biden issued pardons for Dr.

President Donald Trump pivoted quickly from a scripted inauguration speech to venting about losing a "rigged" 2020 election and Biden’s 11th-hour pardons for Liz Cheney, Gen. Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

The decision involving the Jan. 6 defendants followed the controversial pardons former President Joe Biden, which were issued to people who have not been charged with a crime, including Liz Cheney, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of his own family. "These preemptive pardons, that is something that's a whole 'nother frontier," Bogen said.

Former President Joe Biden granted blanket pardons to five family members in the last hour of his presidency, the final acts of clemency that also included sweeping pardons for members of Congress who investigated Trump’s role in the assault on the Capitol four years ago.

As bad as the prospect of Trump’s pursuing revenge prosecutions is, the idea of Biden’s pardoning the innocent is potentially worse.