Rand Paul condemned Biden for issuing a pardon to Dr. Anthony Fauci for all crimes he may have committed as one of his last acts in the White House.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responded to President Joe Biden issuing him a preemptive pardon on Monday.
Biden chose a date nearly six years before the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 were identified, adding an unexpected layer of intrigue to the act of clemency.
With just hours remaining in office, the president issued the pardons to protect people Donald Trump had threatened.
President Joe Biden has sparked fury after issuing preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and the members of Congress who served on the House January 6 X Select Committee.
With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.
Those issued pardons include retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Anthony Fauci.
It was just moments before Joe Biden's presidential term ended when he announced pardons for his siblings and their spouses.
President Biden’s pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci may protect the former National Institutes of Health official from immediate criminal prosecution, but some critics say he is not completely out of legal jeopardy and that public sentiment might still condemn the man who became known during the COVID-19 pandemic as “Mr. Science.”
A reader questions the need for President Joe Biden to pardon Dr. Anthony Fauci. Another reader says San Antonio’s priorities are mixed up.
Former federal prosecutor Jim Trusty said Tuesday that former President Joe Biden’s preemptive pardon of former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) head Dr. Anthony Fauci could leave him vulnerable to committing perjury.