The outgoing president acted to short-circuit incoming President Trump’s stated plans to exact retribution from perceived enemies.

Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part

President Joe Biden’s pardon decisions have been the focus of attention during his final days in office, but one unusual form of clemency is reigniting legal debate.

President Donald Trump pivoted quickly from a scripted inauguration speech to venting about losing a "rigged" 2020 election and Biden’s 11th-hour pardons for Liz Cheney, Gen. Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

President Biden's last-minute preemptive pardons of Dr. Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and Gen. Mark Milley were widely panned on social media on Monday.

President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Anthony Fauci, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, and retired Gen. Mark Milley to protect them from Trump inquiries.

The pardoned individuals, including Anthony Fauci and Liz Cheney, may lose the ability to invoke their Fifth Amendment privileges when testifying.

Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and more just hours before Donald Trump's inauguration.

By Doina Chiacu, Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday for several of his immediate family members and people his successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation,

Schiff, D-Calif., was an outspoken House member at the time and part of the committee that probed the insurrection. Among those also pardoned from the committee were former Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.