Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responded to President Joe Biden issuing him a preemptive pardon on Monday.

Biden chose a date nearly six years before the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 were identified, adding an unexpected layer of intrigue to the act of clemency.

In a dramatic final act before departing office on Monday, President Joe Biden announced he was granting pardons to retired Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Jan. 6 committee members and staff — which includes Liz Cheney,

President Biden said the pardons are not an "acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing" but rather protect individuals from "unjustified and politically motivated prosectutions."

With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.

As one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden has granted pardons to several people who have faced threats of prosecution from Biden's political opponents. The post ‘The lifeblood of our democracy’: Biden issues last-minute pardons to Fauci,

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley, and the members of the House Jan. 6 committee, ahead of Donald Trump taking office.

In his last hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to his family members, Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and others.

Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Dr. Anthony Fauci, during his final interview ... conducted over the weekend in the Oval Office by USA Today's Washington Bureau chief Susan Page, was released Wednesday ...