Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

McConnell: Trump pardons a 'mistake,' Jan. 6 'an insurrection'

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it was a “mistake” for President Trump to pardon individuals convicted of crimes connected to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. ...

The Hill - 2d

Durbin pushes Patel on Jan. 6 pardons

Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., questioned Kash Patel about his support of President Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, including those who have since ...

NBC News - 6d

Vance defends Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

Vice President JD Vance's interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" is his first since he assumed the vice presidency.

CBS News - Jan. 26

Graham on Jan. 6 pardons: ‘I don’t like it’

Sen. Lindsey Graham said he doesn’t approve of President Trump’s pardoning of the Jan. 6 rioters, especially those who “beat up cops” who were defending the Capitol. “No,” Graham said, when asked ...

The Hill - Jan. 26

Trump continues to defend Jan. 6 pardons, suggests Biden should have pardoned himself

President Donald Trump continued to defend his controversial pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters with false claims that they were wrongly prosecuted.

ABC News - Jan. 24

Federal judges slam Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

Following President Trump's sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 defendants, federal judges who presided over cases are letting their discontent be heard. CBS News digital politics reporter Melissa Quinn ...

CBS News - Jan. 23

Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons divide House Republicans

President Trump’s decision to pardon hundreds of protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many accused of assaulting police officers — is dividing House Republicans, with some ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

Speaker Johnson on Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

House Speaker Mike Johnson commented on President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons as those affected begin to leave federal prisons. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

CBS News - Jan. 22

Speaker Johnson forms committee to probe Jan. 6, Democrats' original investigation

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he will establish a new select subcommittee that will probe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and likely dig into the now-defunct Jan. 6 select ...

The Hill - Jan. 22

Trump pardons nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants

On his first day in office, President Trump pardoned and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,600 people convicted of offenses related to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Among them are ...

CBS News - Jan. 21

Trump defends Jan. 6 pardons of violent criminals

Trump said his pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 defendants were justified, and argued that people who commit violent crime in other cities don't get charged.

NBC News - Jan. 22

Trump defends pardoning of violent Jan. 6 offenders

President Trump on Tuesday defended signing mass pardons for rioters charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, including those who were violent offenders, a move that has drawn ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

McConnell criticizes Trump Jan. 6 pardons

Former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Trump for pardoning roughly 1,500 people who were arrested during the Jan, 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, including some ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

Thune on Jan. 6 pardons: 'Biden opened the door'

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said "Biden opened the door on this” when asked Tuesday about President Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 protesters, including those convicted of ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

Raskin knocks Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters after receiving Biden pardon

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a former member of the Jan. 6 committee, sought to distinguish between the pardon he received from former President Biden compared to those President Trump gave to those ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

President Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 defendants

Following his inauguration, President Trump issued blanket pardons or commutations for those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The executive action included those convicted of violent ...

CBS News - Jan. 21

Trump's Jan. 6 pardons include violent offenders

The scale of President Trump's Day 1 pardons for Jan. 6 defendants surprised many since they included those convicted of assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy. CBS News congressional ...

CBS News - Jan. 21

Trump pardons about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants

President Trump pledged on the campaign trail to absolve those who were charged for their conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.

CBS News - Jan. 21

Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendants: Will there be political backlash?

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY to talk about some of President Donald Trump’s first actions as president singing a flurry of executive orders and pardons — and the comparisons ...

NBC News - Jan. 21

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.

ABC News - Jan. 21

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz criticizes Biden's preemptive pardons

In the final hours of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to several critics of President Trump and members of his own family. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett ...

CBS News - Jan. 20

Trump pardons thousands of Jan. 6 defendants

President Trump pardoned about 1,500 defendants convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot on Monday night, hours after returning to the Oval Office. CBS News' Major Garrett, Fin Gómez, Lindsey ...

CBS News - Jan. 20

Trump signs pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

President Donald Trump signed approximately 1,500 pardons for criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot attack.

NBC News - Jan. 21

Pardoned Biden Family Members Were Targets of Republicans

The relatives who were granted clemency in the final minutes of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency had not been charged with wrongdoing, but some had drawn scrutiny.

The New York Times - Jan. 20

Schiff calls Jan. 6 Biden pardons ‘unwise’

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called his preemptive pardon from former President Biden, announced Monday for all past members of the now-defunct House. Jan. 6 committee in the final moments of his ...

The Hill - Jan. 20

Why Biden pardoned Mark Milley ahead of Trump taking office

Former President Biden's preemptive pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the retired military official a shield against any action that ...

The Hill - Jan. 20

Why Biden pardoned Milley, Fauci and family members before Trump took office

Former President Joe Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons to shield members of his family as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee and ...

CBS News - Jan. 20

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 - Jan. 20

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 - Jan. 20

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 - Jan. 20

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 - Jan. 20

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 - Jan. 20

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 - Jan. 20

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 - Jan. 20

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 ...

NBC News - Jan. 20

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 - Jan. 20

Biden says he could have won 2024 election, undecided on issuing preemptive pardons

“It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes," he told the newspaper.

ABC News - Jan. 8

Biden says he hasn't decided on preemptive pardons for Trump critics

President Biden said in a new interview that he had not yet decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to critics of President-elect Trump, such as former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) or Anthony ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

Schumer marks Jan. 6, condemns potential Trump pardons of Capitol rioters

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Monday marked the four-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol and condemned the prospective pardons of the rioters who ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

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