As one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden has granted pardons to several people who have faced threats of prosecution from Biden's political opponents. The post ‘The lifeblood of our democracy’: Biden issues last-minute pardons to Fauci,

In a statement released Monday, President Biden said the pardons "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing." President-elect Trump has criticized many of the officials Biden pardoned.

President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Anthony Fauci, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, and retired Gen. Mark Milley to protect them from Trump inquiries.

President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."

Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Separately, Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.

Biden's decision comes after Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who've crossed him politically.

Mark Milley's portrait as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was taken down from the Pentagon hallway where all of the paintings of the previous chairmen are located.

Those issued pardons include retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Anthony Fauci.

Former President Biden’s pre-emptive pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the retired military official a shield against any

Milley's newly unveiled portrait was removed from the hallways of the Pentagon hours after President Donald Trump was inaugurated.

The portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, who served as the 20th chairman of the joint staff from 2019-2023, was unveiled earlier this month.