Biden chose a date nearly six years before the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 were identified, adding an unexpected layer of intrigue to the act of clemency.
Critics say Fauci has tried to cover up the origins of COVID-19, including U.S. funding for coronavirus research in Wuhan.
The former head of the NIH said that even though the appreciated the outgoing president's decision, "there are no possible grounds for any allegation" against him
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.
The outgoing president acted to short-circuit incoming President Trump’s stated plans to exact retribution from perceived enemies.
President Joe Biden pardoned former White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci for all crimes that he may have committed as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 committee to guard against potential revenge by the incoming Trump administration.
President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retried Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol hours before President-elect Donald ...
Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Dr Anthony Fauci, General Mark A Milley, and members of the January 6 Committee ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.
Matt Frei: The speech seemed to me less angry compared to the one he gave in 2017 when he talked about carnage in America. But there was still that spirit of vengeance, if you like, going after people who don’t like this country, whether they’re criminal gangs or unfriendly countries, and also a real plan about how to change this place.
Germany said Tuesday it will try to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from pulling out from the World Health Organization as many global health experts fear the move could substantially weaken global health security.