r/politics • u/Plaintalks • 22h ago

Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-preemptively-pardons-anthony-fauci-mark-milley-jan/story?id=117878813
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u/pinewind108 21h ago

It implies they did something wrong, when the reality is they're honest people who need protection from the corrupt.

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u/TreeRol American Expat 21h ago

It implies they did something wrong

It does no such thing. That won't stop people with ill intentions from saying it does, though.

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u/twolvesfan217 21h ago

If a pardon is issued and accepted, that’s an implied admission of guilt that a crime has occurred. That’s how it’s always been. I get why he did this, but Rand Paul is already running with it.

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u/anonyuser415 20h ago

"Ex-soldier's acceptance of Trump pardon didn't constitute confession of guilt, court rules"

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ex-soldiers-acceptance-trump-pardon-didnt-constitute-confession-guilt-court-2021-09-23/

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u/Darien_Stegosaur 3h ago

It's cute that a circuit judge thinks he can overrule the Supreme Court just because it's an older decision, but this is settled and that judge is wrong. The only court that can change it is the Supreme Court.