I believe in the rule of law,” President Biden announced Monday morning, but “these are exceptional circumstances, and I cannot in good conscience do nothing” — and so he detonated the rule of law on his last morning in the White House by pardoning every Biden kinfolk with sticky fingers for foreign windfalls,

"It sinks my heart to think that we’re going to use the pardon process in a way that will follow the whims of whoever’s in the White ... National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...

President Joe Biden pardoned former White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci for all crimes that he may have committed as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

President Joe Biden granted pardons to several prominent public servants Monday who have faced attacks from President-elect Donald Trump in one of his final acts in office.

None of those pardoned has been charged with any crime, and the move was designed to guard against possible retribution by his Republican successor.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.

Outgoing President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons Monday to retired Gen. Mark A. Milley, Anthony S. Fauci, members and staff of the Jan. 6 congressional committee and police officers who testified before the panel, an extraordinary move just hours before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Trump, who had been out of office since 2021, returned to the White House with a renewed sense of determination, focusing on USA's economic growth and national security.

President Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, ex-Rep. Liz Cheney, members of the Jan. 6 committee and even many of his own relatives in the waning hours of his term to protect them against retribution by incoming President Trump.

President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second, non consecutive term in the White House Jan. 20, becoming the nation's 47th president four years after he left office as its 45th.

In his last day as president, Joe Biden pardoned five members of his extended family, including his two brothers, James Biden and Francis Biden, and his sister Valerie Biden Owens. He also issued pardons to former White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci, who helped coordinate the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.