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."

President Biden issued a string of last-minute pardons on his way out of the White House Monday, just hours before President-elect Trump was due to be sworn in as the 47th commander-in-chief, in a move blasted as “disgraceful” by the incoming president.

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,