This morning, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to several people, including Mark Milley, Anthony Fauci, and the January 6 Committee.
It's an affront to the concepts of law and justice, and a complete undermining of norms.
Here's what Joe Biden had to say (well, his intern, anyway):
Our nation relies on dedicated, selfless public servants every day. They are the lifeblood of our democracy.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 20, 2025
Yet alarmingly, public servants have been subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.
In certain cases, some have even been…
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Yet alarmingly, public servants have been subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.
In certain cases, some have even been threatened with criminal prosecutions, including General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, and the members and staff of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions.
General Milley served our nation for more than 40 years, serving in multiple command and leadership posts and deploying to some of the most dangerous parts of the world to protect and defend democracy. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he guided our Armed Forces through complex global security threats and strengthened our existing alliances while forging new ones.
For more than half a century, Dr. Fauci served our country. He saved countless lives by managing the government’s response to pressing health crises, including HIV/AIDS, as well as the Ebola and Zika viruses. During his tenure as my Chief Medical Advisor, he helped the country tackle a once-in-a-century pandemic. The United States is safer and healthier because of him.
On January 6, 2021, American democracy was tested when a mob of insurrectionists attacked the Capitol in an attempt to overturn a fair and free election by force and violence. In light of the significance of that day, Congress established the bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol to investigate and report upon the facts, circumstances, and causes of the insurrection. The Select Committee fulfilled this mission with integrity and a commitment to discovering the truth. Rather than accept accountability, those who perpetrated the January 6th attack have taken every opportunity to undermine and intimidate those who participated in the Select Committee in an attempt to rewrite history, erase the stain of January 6th for partisan gain, and seek revenge, including by threatening criminal prosecutions.
I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But these are exceptional circumstances, and I cannot in good conscience do nothing. Baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. Even when individuals have done nothing wrong—and in fact have done the right thing—and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage reputations and finances.
That is why I am exercising my authority under the Constitution to pardon General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee, and the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee. The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense. Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country.
'I believe in the rule of law' says the guy who tried to amend the Constitution unilaterally and just issued preemptive pardons for people who supposedly didn't do anything wrong (not to mention his actual criminal son).
What happened to NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW? 🤔
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 20, 2025
This is (D)ifferent.
No, Joe. These are people that have committed treason against this nation.
— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) January 20, 2025
You just pardoned people guilty of a crime punishable by the worst punishment - a crime higher than any possible other crime.
You just green lighted TREASON!
ARE YOU SERIOUS? https://t.co/m1skYHvcFK
Yes he is.
You pardoned them because you know they committed crimes.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 20, 2025
Adam Kinzinger himself said a pardon is an admittance of guilt.
So, yeah. That.
There is nothing selfless about Dr. Fauci, Mark Milley, and the J6 committee members.
— Cryptid Politics (pro-DeSantis) 🇺🇸🐊 (@CryptidPolitics) January 20, 2025
They are all self-serving grandstanders with a hero complex.
Nailed it.
You’re an evil piece of trash. The blood of HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Americans is on Fauci’s hands.
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 20, 2025
And you just gave him a free pass.
Worst President in history.
Absolutely the worst.
or.. you're a corrupt garbage person and are totally fine with pardoning other corrupt garbage people https://t.co/yLtkGF1le3 pic.twitter.com/sOpHQ0LdCA
— HollyCabot (@HollyCabot) January 20, 2025
This is accurate.
Pardon every last J6er. All of them. https://t.co/ZlkbzV0RSF
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) January 20, 2025
Yep. Every last one.
Fauci got a pardon?
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) January 20, 2025
This says it all
Democrats argued that Trump would retaliate over the J6 committee and it was political
But there IS NO logical reason to expect Trump to retaliate against Fauci who he kept on as his advisor.
FAUCI IS GUILTY https://t.co/lrHEQi50kD
Guilty as sin.
“I believe in the rule of law, but” is just so incredible that I almost can’t stand it.
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) January 20, 2025
Realize where we are. And stop trying to preserve things that are already long gone. https://t.co/N8nxlIfXBn pic.twitter.com/wo2T3fMezH
Realize where we are.
If what those people did was legal and in the interest of the USA, why issue a pardon? https://t.co/yga9jScTXR
— Brian Haugli (@BrianHaugli) January 20, 2025
We all know why.
What they did was probably not legal and definitely not in the interest of the USA.
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