Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part

President Joe Biden announced a series of last-minute pardons on Sunday, granting clemency to five individuals, including a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, the late civil rights leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.

President Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley, and members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In one of his final acts as president,

Questionable 11th-hour preemptive pardons were met with appreciation by the likes of General Mark Milley and Anthony Fauci. Concerns that President-elect Donald Trump may attempt to hold […]

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.

Biden explained that he was issuing the pardons, not because of any wrongdoing by those included, but to protect them after they had served their country.

President Biden on Monday pardoned Anthony Fauci, MD, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential "revenge" by the incoming Trump administration.

President Biden's pardon protects Anthony Fauci, a longtime target of MAGA critics, from charges related to the contentious debate over origins of Covid or other issues.

The pardons by Biden came as incoming President Trump has repeatedly attacked Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 committee and called for prosecution of his enemies.

Joe Biden has pre-emptively pardoned Covid response chief Anthony Fauci and the members of the 6 January riot investigation to prevent what he called "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions". The outgoing US president said: "Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment."

With just hours left in office, President Joe Biden has issued a preemptive pardon for Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert.