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dalton99a

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11. She got a pardon from Biden

Reply to Henry203 (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 01:25 PM

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WASHINGTON − Hours before leaving office, President Joe Biden on Monday issued blanket preemptive pardons for potential targets of President-elect Donald Trump in an unprecedented move to shield some of the incoming president's top foes from criminal prosecution.

Those given pardons include Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; retired Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and the lawmakers and staffers from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Those lawmakers include former GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, and Sen. Adam Schiff of California.

None has been charged with crimes, but all were believed to be among the targets as Trump promises "retribution" in his second term for his political enemies. The pardons covered unspecified actions from Jan. 1, 2014, through Monday.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/20/biden-pardons-milley-fauci-cheney-schiff/76823846007/

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How hard is the DOJ working to indict Liz Chaney? [View all] Henry203 Sunday OP

That will set off a firestorm... MiHale Sunday #1

For sure! Iris Yesterday #24

That would be a huge mistake considering who her daddy is. MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #2

Would it though? BlueTsunami2018 Sunday #6

I disagree, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #7

I agree with you MCE. Liz and her daddy know way too much. Irish_Dem Sunday #10

I believe Dick has "friends" orangecrush Yesterday #25

His own generation may be no longer helpful, but he mentored a hell of a lot of younger like-minded hlthe2b Sunday #14

Before he was VP, he was head of the CIA. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sunday #15

Cheney was never head of the CIA. BlueTsunami2018 Sunday #17

Apologies- he was Sec of Defense for GHWB. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sunday #19

Does he still have that much clout? Srkdqltr Sunday #3

Probably not, especially since he was in the Bush administration, which, Ocelot II Sunday #5

I've wondered why they haven't gone after her or Kinzinger yet, but Ocelot II Sunday #4

They know where the bodies are buried. Irish_Dem Sunday #9

They cant, Biden issued them pardons, i think. Volaris Yesterday #21

They can't have been pardoned for anything that occurred *after* the pardon - Ocelot II Yesterday #23

Was Liz involved in a mortgage scam? Lied to Congress? Hurt Trump's feelings? sop Sunday #8

Oh I think we all know what the reason would be. MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #12

She got a pardon from Biden dalton99a Sunday #11

Smart! Disgusting that a sexual predator like tRUMP gets away w/ this kind of crap... SWBTATTReg Sunday #13

So they'll look for mortgage fraud or overdue library books or speeding tickets. Ocelot II Sunday #16

trump is trying to claim that these pardons are void LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #20

Where has she been? lame54 Sunday #18

I think the Biden pardons are why they haven't done it with Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff yet JI7 Yesterday #22