Outgoing President Joe Biden holds the record for the most presidential pardons in just four years in the White House, having pardoned, granted clemency, or commuted the sentences of thousands of people since he took office in 2021, according to federal records.
On Monday, he pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci and those involved in the House Jan. 6 committee investigations preemptively to prevent President-elect Donald Trump from taking “revenge” against their actions.
Monday’s pardons included:
- Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Fauci has faced criticism over his stance on COVID vaccines and the pandemic’s origins.
- Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Trump’s first term in office. He often criticized Trump, referring to him as a “wannabe dictator.”
- Jan. 6 Committee members, including Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.; Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.; and other members of the House committee.
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