American presidents pardon people during their tenure as well as on the last day in the office.
On the last day of his Presidency Joseph Biden issues two interesting pardons.
General Milley - long standing general who served for more than 4 decades, rumored to be largely responsible for managing Russia /Ukraine war response
And
Dr Fauci - recently criticized for his approach to COVID including vaccines.
Pardons are sweeping, covering 10 years.
https://archive.ph/2025.01.20-132513/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/20/statement-from-president-joe-biden-15/Quote
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.
Needless to mention that earlier Joe Biden pardoned his own son who was implicated in several criminal offenses including collusion with foreign entities.
Thoughts?
This post was edited by Malopox on Jan 20 2025 11:16am