Biden pardons Fauci, Milley, Cheney and more on his last day

Outgoing President Joe Biden issues a flurry of last-minute pardons in his final hours of his administration. The list includes Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee who investigated the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including Liz Cheney.

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Biden pardons Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and Mark Milley

Outgoing president moves to protect trio from potential legal action after Trump threatened retribution against political foes
Financial Times - 33m
Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for siblings, Fauci and Jan 6 riot panel

The outgoing president says the action will prevent "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions".
BBC News - 1h
Biden Pardons 5 Members of His Family in Final Minutes in Office

Mr. Biden emphasized that he did not believe his family did anything wrong, but he feared political attacks by Donald J. Trump.
The New York Times - 1h
Biden pardons his family in final minutes in office

President Joe Biden previously had pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who had been convicted in a criminal gun case and pleaded guilty in a tax case.
CNBC - 1h
Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

President Joe Biden issued pardons to several close family members Monday in the final minutes of his presidency.
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Top Republican blasts Raskin for Biden pardon

Politico - 4h
Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for members of his family in one of his final acts as president

Just minutes before leaving office, President Joe Biden announced a set of sweeping pre-emptive pardons to members of his family, including his two brothers and his sister, after some on the right ...
NBC News - 1h
Biden in Final Hours Pardons Cheney, Fauci and Milley to Thwart Reprisals

Acting on the day he leaves office, President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by his incoming successor, Donald J. Trump, who has vowed “retribution.”
The New York Times - 2h
Liz Cheney responds to last-minute pardon from Joe Biden

Former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, who were both on the House committee investigating the attack on Jan. 6, release a statement following pardons from Joe Biden in the last hours of ...
NBC News - 2h
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.
ABC News - 3h
Fauci says he will accept preemptive pardon from Biden

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), told The Hill on Monday that he intends to accept the pardon preemptively offered to him by ...
The Hill - 3h
Trump tells NBC Fauci, Jan. 6 pardons ‘disgraceful’

President-elect Trump told NBC it was disgraceful President Biden issued pardons to Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), and other members of the House panel that ...
The Hill - 3h
Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for Jan. 6 committee and witnesses, Anthony Fauci and Mark Milley

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 ...
NBC News - 3h
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.
NBC News - 4h
Biden, Harris meet with preemptive pardons announced for Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met at the White House Monday morning before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. Their meeting came after the White House ...
CBS News - 4h
McCarthy on Biden pardons: 'It raises doubt on what they did'

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticized President Biden's decision to pardon Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) and other members of the House panel that ...
The Hill - 4h
Biden preemptively pardons Trump foes including Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee

President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."
CBS News - 4h
Biden pardons Fauci, Milley, Jan. 6 committee ahead of Trump inauguration

President Biden on Monday morning, just hours before President Trump's inauguration, granted pardons to Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) and other members of the ...
The Hill - 6h
Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey

President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s
ABC News - 19h
Biden Pardons Five More People, Including Civil Rights Leader Marcus Garvey

Civil rights advocates and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that he was targeted for his work.
The New York Times - 21h
Biden pardons Marcus Garvey, Don Scott and 3 others in final full day action

Virginia House Speaker Don Scott told CBS News through tears that he is "so very grateful."
CBS News - 22h
Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.
NBC News - 23h
Biden to Spend a Last Day as President in Charleston

President Biden will spend his final full day in office in Charleston, S.C., where five years ago he revived his flailing campaign.
The New York Times - 1d
Biden ‘seriously’ considering pre-emptive pardons before leaving office on Inauguration Day

NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joins the Meet the Press roundtable to report on President Biden’s legacy as he departs the White House.
NBC News - 1d
Biden is expected to issue more pardons before leaving office on Monday

The timing of the clemency actions, should Biden decide to grant them, is likely to be during his final hours in office and could include preemptive pardons.
NBC News - 2d
Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders

"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President Joe Biden wrote in his announcement Friday.
ABC News - 3d
Biden sets presidential pardons, commutations record with alost 2,500 more

President Biden says he's commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives him the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations ...
CBS News - 3d
Hunter Biden special counsel dings President Joe Biden over pardon

The Department of Justice is expected to release a final report Monday from the special counsel who charged Hunter Biden with gun and tax crimes before President Joe Biden pardoned his last ...
NBC News - 6d
An Illustrator Dies, His Last Book Unfinished. In Steps His Son.

A beloved illustrator died in the middle of a project. His son, who had been drifting away from art for years, was given the chance to finish the work.
The New York Times - 6d
Biden to give last foreign policy address Monday

President Biden will deliver an address on his foreign policy legacy on Monday, a senior administration official previewed. The speech will focus on his administration’s work to strengthen ...
The Hill - Jan. 10
Biden to deliver two major speeches in his final days in office

The remarks include a foreign policy speech and the importance of alliances followed by a farewell address after more than five decades in the political sphere, sources familiar with the plans told ...
NBC News - Jan. 5
Trump rips Biden for honoring Cheney, Thompson with ‘Fake Medals’

President-elect Trump on Friday blasted President Biden for awarding former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) the Presidential Citizens Medal, saying he gave them “fake ...
The Hill - Jan. 3
Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals to 20 recipients, including Liz Cheney

According to the White House press release, this award is given to Americans who "have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens."
ABC News - Jan. 2
Former Rep. Cheney, Rep. Thompson receive Presidential Citizens medal from Biden

President Joe Biden awarded Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., with the Presidential Citizens Medal during a ceremony at the White House. The medal is the ...
NBC News - Jan. 2
Cheney gets standing ovation as Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal

President Biden honored former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and several other Americans Thursday with the Presidential Citizens Medal to recognize their service to the country. Cheney was recognized ...
The Hill - Jan. 2
Watch: Biden honors Cheney, others with Presidential Citizens Medal

President Biden hosted a ceremony Thursday evening to award 20 individuals with the Presidential Citizens Medal. Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — who has become a vocal critic of President-elect ...
The Hill - Jan. 2
Biden to award Presidential Citizens Medal to Cheney, Thompson

Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, and former Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, served as chair and vice chair of the House Jan. 6 select committee.
CBS News - Jan. 2
Biden to award Liz Cheney and others with Presidential Citizens Medal

President Biden on Thursday will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to 20 individuals at the White House, including former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who has been an outspoken critic of ...
The Hill - Jan. 2

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