Joe Biden pardoned his siblings, their spouses and several members of his former staff in the final minutes of his administration. The pardons included former chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired General Mark Milley and the House committee that investigated the January 6th riots.
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00:00Joe Biden issued a raft of pardons in the final minutes of his presidency to protect
00:05others from revenge under the new Trump administration.
00:09Biden pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been subjected to unrelenting
00:14attacks and threats.
00:16He also pardoned former U.S. Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired General
00:21Mark Milley, and the House Committee that investigated the January 6th attack on the
00:25Capitol.
00:26The former U.S. president said the pardons did not imply guilt, but were to preemptively
00:31ward off unjustified or politically motivated prosecutions.