By The American Tribune | Created at 2025-01-20 13:14:28 | Updated at 2025-01-20 15:47:34
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In a shocking, if still somewhat expected move announced in the wee hours of the morning on Monday, January 20, the last hours of his last day in office, President Joe Biden pardoned a number of top political figures that the MAGA base most wanted to see punished. Those included Dr. Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and Liz Cheney, along with the rest of the J6 Committee.
Beginning, Biden said that government bureaucrats are the “lifeblood” of American “democracy,” ignoring that America is supposed to be a republic rather than a democracy and that most see them as leeches sucking the lifeblood rather than the lifeblood itself. He said, “Our nation relies on dedicated, selfless public servants every day. They are the lifeblood of our democracy.”
Continuing, he claimed that “public servants,” by which he meant career bureaucrats and the worst legislators elected, have faced “threats and intimidation,” meaning calls for investigation. He said, “Yet alarmingly, public servants have been subjected to ongoing threats and intimidation for faithfully discharging their duties.”
Building on that by describing whom he meant, he said, “In certain cases, some have even been threatened with criminal prosecutions, including General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, and the members and staff of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions.”
Commenting first on Gen. Milley, the traitor who told the Red Chinese he would warn them if Trump planned an attack on China, Biden said, “General Milley served our nation for more than 40 years, serving in multiple command and leadership posts and deploying to some of the most dangerous parts of the world to protect and defend democracy. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he guided our Armed Forces through complex global security threats and strengthened our existing alliances while forging new ones.”
Then, getting to the much-despised Dr. Anthony Fauci, he said, “For more than half a century, Dr. Fauci served our country. He saved countless lives by managing the government’s response to pressing health crises, including HIV/AIDS, as well as the Ebola and Zika viruses, During his tenure as my Chief Medical Advisor, he helped the country tackle a once-in-a-century pandemic. The United States is safer and healthier because of him.”
Then, getting to the J6 Committee, he said, “On January 6, 2021, American democracy was tested when a mob of insurrectionists attacked the Capitol in an attempt to overturn a fair and free election by force and violence. In light of the significance of that day, Congress established the bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol to investigate and report upon the facts, circumstances, and causes of the insurrection. The Select Committee fulfilled this mission with integrity and a commitment to discovering the truth.”
He added, ranting one last time about J6 while in office, “Rather than accept accountability, those who perpetrated the January 6th attack have taken every opportunity to undermine and intimidate those who participated in the Select Committee in an attempt to rewrite history, erase the stain of January 6th for partisan gain, and seek revenge, including by threatening criminal prosecutions.”
He then said, “I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But these are exceptional circumstances, and I cannot in good conscience do nothing. Baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. Even when individuals have done nothing wrong-and in fact have done the right thing-and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage reputations and finances.”
Getting to the end, he said, “That is why I am exercising my authority under the Constitution to pardon General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee, and the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee. The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense. Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country.”
The ZeroHedge account on X (formerly Twitter), posting a screenshot of the announcement and commenting on what it means, said that it makes America the biggest banana republic of them all. He said, “And this is why the US is now the biggest banana republic of them all: criminal pardoned before they are even charged.”
Watch Trump comment on the J6 Committee here:
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