[WTAE, h/t Twitchy] President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential "revenge" by the incoming Trump administration.
Andrew Johnson pardoned about 650 regular and about 7000 to ex Confederate soldiers and Confederate govt officials.
Carter pardoned several hundred thousand draft evaders but not by name.
Since Carter and except for Obama, no President has issued more than about 500.
Posted by: Lord Garth ||
01/20/2025 9:34 Comments ||
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Copied from Instapundit:
The question of whether or not Biden can pardon himself is still up in the air. There is still a period of time left for him to pardon Kamala Harris, resign his presidency and for the newly selected President Harris to then pardon former president Biden.
#13
James Kunstler beat me to it by a few hours: "As I write, long before dawn, “Joe Biden” remains President of the US. You must wonder, as the hours dwindle to noon, what pardon power magic he’s saving for the final minutes of his term, while the whole nation is distracted by the spectacle in the Capitol Rotunda"
One option to deal with Fauci, I copied this from the Maryland State Medical Board:
"License Number: D0004034 Dr. Anthony S Fauci
License Type: Physician-Medical Doctor
License Status: Active
License Issued: 10/02/1969 License Expiration: 09/30/2026"
If Fauci accepts his 'pardon,' thereby admitting he committed a crime, he can still be sanctioned by the MD medical board - cancelling his license for an admission to crimes. This is entirely a state issue and not one covered by a federal pardon. There is no federal licensure for physicians, last I checked.
#16
They need to charge them, get the Supreme's involved and get rid of pre-emptive pardons. If it fails charge some more until the figure out the argument to abolish it.
#19
He can pardon federal crimes. On going grand jury in Florida on COVID response is a state issue. IIRC recently SCOTUS ruled that state and federal prosecutions around the same action(s) do not constitute double jeopardy. There is also civil liabilities routes to seek redress.
The fact that Fauci's pardon specifically and explicitly addresses his Covid-related offenses, while being backdated to 2014—the year the gain-of-function ban took effect, which Fauci circumvented by outsourcing experiments to China—speaks volumes as to what this is really about. pic.twitter.com/rRI4fXsx5E
Separately, while Mercutio has a point, I can see how a Russian would find badanov’s cartoon funny, after all the abuse they took from America’s deep state about that particular lie.
#23
President Biden pardons his siblings just minutes before leaving office
So basically, the entire Biden Crime Family receives a Get Out of Jail card. This is after passing Go and collecting their $200. It is good to be King!
#24
Pardon aside - as Commander, which Trump is, he still should be able to recall Milley and discipline him via NJP. Pardon should not apply since it is non-judicial, crime not involved, strip him of his rank and clearance at a minimum. Make him thoroughly unemployable to the MIC.
#27
Subpoena them all to testify, under oath, and spill the beans. Since they cannot be prosecuted they no longer have a 5th Amendment privilege. So either they lie, and get prosecuted for perjury, refuse to talk, and be held in criminal contempt, or spill the beans so that everyone knows exactly why they needed pardons.
I also really like the idea of rolling up all the underlings and marching them off to jail. In their thousands.
#30
Declaring the cartels terrorists is a stroke of genious. Moving them away from the border will greatly assist the problems we are having with Mexico.
#31
Besoeker, that was my first thought when I saw it. And make sure he cannot ever get a clearance. That should keep him out of any jobs that need one.
#33
By classifying the cartels as terrorist organization they become a belligerent. IAW the Hague Convention of 1907 "a neutral country has the obligation not to allow its territory to be used by a belligerent. If the neutral country is unwilling or unable to prevent this, the other belligerent has the right to take appropriate counteractions."
Posted by: Whiskey Mike ||
01/20/2025 16:35 Comments ||
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Couldn't Milley now be compelled to testify on the exact nature of his communication with the CCP in all details, by Congress or as part of a prosecutor's investigation into related wrongdoing by parties who weren't pardoned.
I reckon he didn't just personally dial Zhongnanhai and said "Hello Jinping!" a la Dr Strangelove, so others would have been involved.
🚨Anthony Blinken and top Democrats are purposely destroying America before Trump becomes President on Jan 20th
"President Biden is committed to making sure that every dollar we have at our disposal, will be pushed out the door(to Ukraine) between now and January 20th." pic.twitter.com/jfUinWYW22
#6
Secretary Blinken apparently instigated the Hunter Biden laptop “51 intelligence officials” cover-up, so he may also be caught in President Trump’s response. Interesting times for both sides of the aisle…
#7
/\ It originated with a call from top Biden campaign official—and now Secretary of State—Antony Blinken to former Deputy Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Michael Morell.
Obama and Brennan might also be found in that woodpile.
Rep Lee Zeldin raises concerns that The EPA is on video bragging about giving $50 BILLION DOLLARS of US Taxpayer money to NGOs with the goal of EPA officials going to work at those nonprofits after Donald Trump takes office
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] Good to see that word is spreading about this rotten example of a human being and his Oh-so-important military comrades. Another project for the Trump team to act on this week fairly soon, after whoever owned Mr. Mannin’s spot in the organization chart fired him last week.
REPORT: A former FBI special agent and DoD advisor has been BUSTED coordinating a secret plot to sabotage Trump’s return.
The man who spilled the means is Jamie Mannina, who was exposed in an undercover video by O’Keefe Media.
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] Fun fact: Karma’s middle name is Donald Trump.
BREAKING — On his first day in office, President Trump will suspend the security clearances of the 51 former intelligence community officials who "lied” about Hunter Biden’s laptop being Russian disinformation leading to mass censorship of the story, per Fox News.
According to the Fox News, citing a senior administration official, Trump will take action against the so-called "Spies Who Lie," as one of at least 100 executive orders he's expected to sign on his first day back in the Oval Office.
Not only did federal investigators eventually confirm that Hunter's laptop was authentic, a June 2024 report from the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Federal Government and the Permanent Select Subcommittee on Intelligence found that "The 51 former intelligence officials’ Hunter Biden statement was a blatant political operation from the start. It originated with a call from top Biden campaign official—and now Secretary of State—Antony Blinken to former Deputy Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Michael Morell.
"The Committees’ investigation revealed that without this outreach from Blinken, Morell would not have written the statement. Indeed, Morell told the Committees that the Blinken phone call “triggered” his intent to write the statement. The statement’s drafters were open about the goal of the project: “[W]e think Trump will attack Biden on the issue at this week’s debate”6 and “we want to give the [Vice President] a talking point to use in response.”
The Committees also found that:
High ranking CIA officials, up to and including then-CIA Director Gina Haspel, were made aware of the Hunter Biden statement prior to its approval and publication.
Some of the statement’s signatories, including Michael Morell, were on active contract with the CIA at the time of the Hunter Biden statement’s publication.
After publication of the Hunter Biden statement, CIA employees internally expressed concern about the statement’s politicized content, acknowledging it was not “helpful to the Agency in the long run.”
It's going to be a fun week, eh?
This is what WINNING looks like 🏆
President Trump has announced that the 51 ‘Intelligence Officials’ who LIED about Hunter Biden's laptop…will have their Security Clearances REMOVED. pic.twitter.com/Dg0le1PtFG
#5
Sorry about the 'Red Badge' we're working on getting your access restored. What can you tell us about how this unfortunate Hunter event came about; your contacts, messages, disussions, that sort of thing? We'd rather you didn't dicuss our meeting this afternoon, with anyone else. Any problem with a polygraph and NDA ?
#6
It’s kind of like denying Nancy Pelosi communion. Will there be actual enforcement? It will be interesting to see which ones try to sue him. There isn’t any grounds for the suit, but surely they will.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
01/20/2025 7:40 Comments ||
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And the other list of traitors get pardons: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/01/20/biden-issues-preemptive-pardons-for-trump-foes-fauci-milley-and-jan-6-committee/
Thank God the opinions of the Biden-[Harris] administration no longer matter even a little bit. Have they ever been right about anything?
[GEO.TV] US President Joe The Big Guy Biden ...46th president of the U.S. This Is A Man That Does Not Seem Demented... welcomed a ceasefire in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... on Sunday and said hundreds of trucks were entering the seaside enclave to help its civilians.
"Today the guns in Gaza have gone silent," Biden said.
The president added that he has no concerns about Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... regrouping and it now falls on Trump administration to implement Gaza deal.
Biden added that hundreds of aid trucks are entering Gaza to assist civilians.
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Posted by: Fred ||
01/20/2025 00:00 ||
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#1
It's too bad all of Hamas weren't armed identically to the douche nozzle pictured. His right to bear a fine rubber ducky shall not be infringed. Israelis would certainly cede this concession. That muzzie, I swear he's from Mostar!
#4
How is pardoning possible when charges are only electrical pulses between synapses and neurons in the brain? Granted,the numbers are brobdingnagian. Needing pardon is certainly an admission of guilt. Covid huckstering will be the least worrisome of the truly seditious actions these fourth estate fifth columnists are seeking absolution from the omnipotent "Bidet".
#5
How is pardoning possible when charges are only electrical pulses between synapses and neurons in the brain?
How much of what he signed is technically legal given he's not of sound mind and body? DoJ under Bondi should 'poll' SCOTUS on that very question, see how the cards are played.
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..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
