Joe Biden on Monday issued an extraordinary slate of preemptive pardons for prominent critics of President Donald Trump and members of his own family, using executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor while also guaranteeing his closest relatives aren’t subject to future prosecutions.
Clemency for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of Congress who served on the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, was announced early Monday morning. Later, minutes before Trump was to be inaugurated as the nation’s 47th president, Biden also issued pardons for members of his family: his brothers James and Frank, his sister Valerie, and their respective spouses.
The pardons, coming in the final hours of Biden’s presidency, amount to a stunning flex of presidential power that is unprecedented in recent presidential history.
There is every reason to believe that, at some point, AG Bondi will question the legality of these 'before-the-fact' clemencies, and it will most likely end up in the Supreme Court. Keep your fingers crossed...
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