Biden preemptively pardons Fauci, Cheney and relatives as Trump inauguration looms

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, ex-Rep. Liz Cheney, members of the Jan. 6 committee and even many of his own relatives in the waning hours of his term to protect them against retribution by incoming President Trump. With Trump taking power at noon Eastern time, Biden took dramatic action to protect them from Trump’s stated goal of ...