In an extraordinary move hours before leaving office on Monday, President Biden said he was issuing pardons to retired Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the members of Congress and staff who served on the Jan. 6 committee and the U.S. Capitol and Washington, D.C., police officers who testified before that committee.

From WABE Politics News:

In an extraordinary move hours before leaving office on Monday, President Biden said he was issuing pardons to retired Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the members of Congress and […]

  • FMT99@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    I understand the motivation but jesus this sets a bleak precedent. Not that Trump wasn’t handing out pardons like candy already but still. The guard rails are really off.