President Biden preemptively pardons to former Gen. Mark Milley, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney and Sen. Adam Schiff to protect them from Trump inquiries.

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.

The heads of the Jan. 6 committee say they're grateful for the decision by President Joe Biden to pardon them “not for breaking the law but for upholding it.”

President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by Donald J. Trump, including five members of his family as well as Liz Cheney, Anthony S. Fauci and Mark A. Milley.

Those pardoned include retired General Mark Milley, infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci, and members of Congress and staff who served on the select committee which investigated the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol and recommended that Trump be prosecuted for his role in the insurrection.

With just hours remaining in office, the president issued the pardons to protect people Donald Trump had threatened.

Former President Joe Biden said he was “concerned” about Donald Trump giving preemptive pardons of family members, according to a resurfaced interview from 2020.

The move came after Trump warned of an enemies list of those who crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for Jan. 6, 2021.

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

President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for members of his own family, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor.

President Joe Biden announced a series of last-minute pardons before leaving office Monday, granting preemptive pardons to some family members and other GOP foes, as well as a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, the late civil rights leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.