Biden chose a date nearly six years before the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 were identified, adding an unexpected layer of intrigue to the act of clemency.

With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.

The heads of the Jan_ 6 committee say they're grateful for the decision by President Joe Biden to pardon them "not for breaking the law but for upholding it."

Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of the former House ... police officers from the Capitol Police Department and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department who testified before the committee.

Joe Biden in some of his final acts as U.S. president pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci ... of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Jose Luis Magana/The Associated Press) Biden ...

Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of the former House ... police officers from the Capitol Police Department and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department who testified before the committee.

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president, pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci ... as well as the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the House ...

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During his final hours in office, President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members against potential Trump "revenge."

President Biden issues preemptive pardons to protect public servants from potential prosecutions threatened by President-elect Trump.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci ... as well as the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the committee.