By The American Tribune | Created at 2025-01-22 14:52:15 | Updated at 2025-01-24 20:39:05
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Speaking on Monday, January 20, on her SiriusXM radio show and podcast “The Megyn Kelly Show,” former Fox News Channel personality Megyn Kelly called out former President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons on Monday right before President Trump’s inauguration. Kelly also noted that those pardoned could still face prosecution.
Kelly absolutely sounded off on Biden’s last minute pardons. She said, beginning her tirade, “Let’s go to the pardons because this is just egregious. Everybody under the sun, I mean, the J6 committee members, his entire family, right? Mark Milley and Dr. Fauci. By the way, the pardons go back, especially Fauci, go back to 2014.”
Noting what that means about Fauci’s pardon and what it shows about the nature of the pardons and Fauci’s alleged involvement in the pandemic, “It starts in 2014 forward. What the hell was he doing in 2014? It’s because he funded gain of function research. It’s because he was behind the problem that caused the damn pandemic.”
Continuing, she noted that the pardons might not even be valid, given the lack of acceptance of guilt, saying, “But there’s a question about whether it’s valid if they don’t accept. I mean, there’s a legal debate on whether you must say I accept. I think most lawyers say, yeah, you have to say I accept it in order for it to be valid for you.”
She further noted, returning to the matter of Fauci and his guilt, particularly his obvious guilt in having brazenly lied to Congress, “So the Fauci one is the one that has me most ticked off. Because I really do think Fauci lied repeatedly to Congress. Rand Paul certainly thinks that, and I think was preparing to go after him.”
Kelly then got to how they could be held accountable, saying, “So that’s the silver lining. They all have to testify fully. They cannot plead the Fifth. By the way, it doesn’t stop any investigations whatsoever or civil lawsuits. You know what else it doesn’t stop? Or state lawsuits. State prosecutions. You can be prosecuted by the state, a federal pardon does not — that was Trump’s problem, remember?”
She then noted that the state prosecutions could certainly go forward, saying, “We were saying like he could pardon himself, but only for the federal crimes, not for those state prosecutions in New York or in Georgia. Well, guess what, Dr. Fauci and J6 committee members and General Milley, you’re all in the same position.”
Watch her here:
As background, Biden issued a series of pardons on Monday. Explaining them in a statement, he said, in part, “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.”
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.”
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