Just before US President-elect Donald Trump took office on January 20, President Joe Biden pardoned many figures such as Professor Anthony Fauci and General Mark Milley for fear of retaliation.
In a post on social media X on January 20, outgoing President Joe Biden announced the preemptive pardon of former presidential medical advisor Anthony Fauci, former Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and members, staff, and witnesses of the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the US Congress in 2022
Mr. Biden said the above figures are dedicated public servants who are threatened with criminal prosecution. "They are public servants who have served our country with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the target of unjustified and politically motivated prosecution," Mr. Biden wrote.
Biden did not mention Trump, but it was made just before Trump took office. According to AP, Trump had warned many political opponents and those who had sought to impeach him about his efforts to reverse his 2020 election defeat as well as his role in the January 6, 2021 incident. Many of Trump's cabinet nominees were people who supported his views on the 2020 election and pledged to punish those involved in investigating the incoming president.
US presidents often issue pardons at the end of their term, but mainly for those who have been convicted, not for those who have not been investigated.
President Trump and General Mark Milley at the White House in 2019
Mr. Biden noted that the preemptive pardons should not be misunderstood as an admission of wrongdoing. “Our country owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country,” Mr. Biden said.
Anthony Fauci, who coordinated the Covid-19 pandemic response under both Trump and Biden, has been at odds with Trump over the response and has been the target of attacks from the right.
Mark Milley, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump but later fell out with the leader, thanked Biden for the pardon, which helped him stop worrying about revenge.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lenh-an-xa-bat-ngo-cua-ong-biden-vai-gio-truoc-le-nham-chuc-cua-ong-trump-185250120204255887.htm
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