Also being pardoned are staffers of the committee and U.S. Capitol and Metropolitan Police officers who testified.
Our nation relies on dedicated, selfless public servants every day, Biden said in a statement.
They are the lifeblood of our democracy.
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Yet alarmingly, public servants have been subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.
The president-elect said onMeet the Pressrecently that Cheney and Thompson should be jailed.
Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country.
Trump suggested that Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, should face execution.
Fauci has been a target on the right over the origins of the Covid pandemic.
One theory is that Covid originated in a lab and leaked from there.
Faucitold CNNthat he was grateful to the president for doing it.
I have done nothing wrong.
No grounds at all, he said.
We have been pardoned today not for breaking the law but for upholding it.
