In order to protect himself from possible retaliation by the incoming Trump administration, President Joe Biden used the extraordinary authority of his office in his final hours to pardon Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the House committee that looked into the attack on the Capitol on January 6.
Biden’s decision follows Donald Trump’s warning of an enemies list full of those who have betrayed him politically or tried to hold him responsible for his attempt to avenge his 2020 election defeat and his involvement in the January 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol.Trump has chosen Cabinet candidates who supported his election-related fabrications and who have promised to hold those who tried to look into him accountable.
Prior to his retirement in 2022, Fauci served as Biden’s top medical advisor and for almost 40 years as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. He assisted in organizing the country’s reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak and infuriated Trump by refusing to support his baseless allegations. Right-wingers have turned on him with ferocity, accusing him of violating their rights with mask mandates and other policies while tens of thousands of Americans were being killed.
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley described Trump’s actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 uprising and labeled him a fascist.
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