Rand Paul condemned Biden for issuing a pardon to Dr. Anthony Fauci for all crimes he may have committed as one of his last acts in the White House.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responded to President Joe Biden issuing him a preemptive pardon on Monday.

With just hours remaining in office, the president issued the pardons to protect people Donald Trump had threatened.

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.

Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed gratitude to President Joe Biden for the preemptive pardon extended to him but emphasized that he has done nothing wrong. Biden’s pardons, issued on Monday, covered not just Fauci,

Preemptive pardons, like the ones Joe Biden issued in his final hours as president, have been used by Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter and other presidents.

It was just moments before Joe Biden's presidential term ended when he announced pardons for his siblings and their spouses.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday that he is "grateful" for President Biden's preemptive pardon but insisted there is no grounds for any allegations or prosecution.

Critics say Fauci has tried to cover up the origins of COVID-19, including U.S. funding for coronavirus research in Wuhan.

President Biden’s pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci may protect the former National Institutes of Health official from immediate criminal prosecution, but some critics say he is not completely out of legal jeopardy and that public sentiment might still condemn the man who became known during the COVID-19 pandemic as “Mr. Science.”