"Hours before President Biden left office, he signed a number of preemptive pardons, and those pardons went to the House committee investigating January 6. These are preemptive pardons for people like Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley. In a statement, Biden had said that he wanted to shield these people from, quote, "unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions" from the incoming Trump White House."
"Trump's statement does not have the force of law, and Biden has repeatedly insisted that he was personally behind all the decisions made during his presidency. But today, the House Oversight Committee, chaired by Republican Congressman James Comer, asked the Justice Department to look into what they call the, quote, "Biden autopen presidency." Attorney General Pam Bondi says her team is doing exactly that."
Hours before leaving office, President Biden signed multiple preemptive pardons that were submitted to the House committee investigating January 6, covering figures such as Dr. Anthony Fauci and General Mark Milley. Biden characterized the pardons as protections against "unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions" by the incoming Trump administration. President Trump publicly asserted without evidence that an autopen was used to sign the pardons and declared them invalid. The House Oversight Committee requested that the Department of Justice investigate what it termed the "Biden autopen presidency." Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that her team is pursuing that inquiry. Some witnesses invoked the Fifth.
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