Biden issues pre-emptive pardons just before leaving office

Just before leaving office, President Biden issued a series of pre-emptive pardons for a number of his family members as well as for Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Rep. Liz Cheney and Gen. Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs chairman. NBC News' Peter Alexander reports.

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The outgoing president says the action will prevent "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions".
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Minutes before his term is set to end, Biden announced that he was pardoning several members of his family, including his brother James Biden, sister-in-law Sara Biden, sister Valerie Biden Owens, ...
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Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.
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Fauci says he will accept preemptive pardon from Biden

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President Joe Biden issued a slew of pardons to pre-emptively protect former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Jan. 6 committee and police officers who testified ...
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Trump responds to Biden’s last-minute pardons: ‘Disgraceful’

Donald Trump responds to the pardons Joe Biden issued in the last hours of his presidency in a text message to NBC’s Kristen Welker. “It is disgraceful. Many are guilty of major crimes,” he wrote.
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Biden, Harris meet with preemptive pardons announced for Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

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McCarthy on Biden pardons: 'It raises doubt on what they did'

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Biden ‘seriously’ considering pre-emptive pardons before leaving office on Inauguration Day

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Biden is expected to issue more pardons before leaving office on Monday

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