In a round of last-minute pardons aimed at shielding allies from potential reprisals by President-elect Donald Trump, President Joe Biden granted clemency to a select group of individuals\u2014but the move is not without complications for the recipients.<\/p>\n
Former Wyoming Republican congresswoman and Jan. 6 Committee co-chair Liz Cheney and Dr. Anthony Fauci were among the limited list of pardon recipients, a gesture Biden\u2019s aides say was intended to preempt acts of vengeance by Trump or his incoming administration.
\nHowever, legal experts were quick to point out that the pardons would not exempt either individual from having to testify under oath if subpoenaed.<\/p>\n
Federal litigation attorney Jesse Binnall pointed out that Biden\u2019s pardons do not shield Cheney Fauci from consequences if they lie under oath, should the GOP-controlled Congress subpoena them to testify. In his words, the pardons could be \u201cgreat news\u201d for anyone seeking to see the two prosecuted.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pardons are actually great news. No one who was just pardoned will be able to refuse to testify in a civil, criminal, or congressional proceeding based upon the 5th Amendment,\u201d Binnall wrote on X, before dropping another truth bomb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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