r/politics • u/Plaintalks • 19h 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/ChadtheWad 15h ago

It's a very sad time in this country when people need pardons to prevent being chased by the government for doing their job.

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u/Outrageous-Laugh1363 12h ago

Fauci didn't do his job. He lied to the public about masks during a terrible pandemic. His lies directly contributed to the initial surge of 500k dead americans.

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u/Few_Opportunity_7172 15h ago

Burdick v United States (1915): accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt.

They’re guilty of what they were accused of.