{"id":6793,"date":"2025-02-01T17:12:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T17:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6793"},"modified":"2025-02-01T17:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T17:12:18","slug":"joe-biden-announces-decision-on-pardoning-cheney-fauci-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6793","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden Announces Decision on Pardoning Cheney, Fauci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden issued historic preemptive pardons for former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, House Jan. 6 committee members, and others on Monday, granting them broad immunity just hours before President-elect Trump\u2019s White House return.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6794\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1575-169x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1575-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1575-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1575-768x1366.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1575-863x1536.jpeg 863w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1575-1151x2048.jpeg 1151w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1575.jpeg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Biden stunned many when he issued the blanket pardons before Trump\u2019s swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol on Monday<\/p>\n<p>Our nation relies on dedicated, selfless public servants every day. They are the lifeblood of our democracy.\u00a0Yet alarmingly, public servants have been subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/20\/politics\/joe-biden-preemptive-pardons\/?utm_source=cnn_Breaking+News&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;bt_ee=4hlf2uDrwPsKLZHQgbPCwbiSUoWA%2F%2BfwckH1ruSMt2%2BsphW5xThSFkRaWnHBvR28&amp;bt_ts=1737376097221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 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,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden issued historic preemptive pardons for former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, House Jan. 6 committee members, and others on Monday, granting them broad immunity just&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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