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Biden pardons Fauci, Milley citing threat of Trump’s retribution - National | Globalnews.ca

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Joe Biden pardons Dr. Anthony Fauci , retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 , attack on the Capitol .

Biden also extended pardons to members and staff of the January . 6 attack, as well as members and Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers.

The decision comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable.

Biden has spent years warning that Trump ’s ascension to the presidency again would be a threat to democracy.

He announced on Friday he would commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.

Biden has set the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.

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