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Joe Biden has issued pre-trial pardons to Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and Mark Milley, hours before handing over the US presidency to Donald Trump, who has vowed to take revenge on political enemies.

The outgoing president’s last move to protect public figures from future calls comes later. Biden he has already begun to use his powers of philanthropy as he prepares to leave the White House.

It also leads to what many hope will be more deals with Trump in the near future he is taking responsibility then Monday.

Trump allies, including Steve Bannon, his former adviser, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, have called for Fauci, the president’s former top medical adviser, to be impeached for his role in overseeing the US response to the outbreak. the Covid-19 pandemic.

The incoming president has also uploaded a photo of Fauci wearing an orange jumpsuit, along with other political opponents.

Milley, a former chief of staff, has a long history of hostility Trumpetwarning in the run-up to last year’s election that he is “fascist to the core”.

On Monday, Milley said he and his family were “very grateful” for Mr. Biden’s actions, adding: “After 43 years of faithful service in the uniform of our country, protecting and defending the Constitution, I do not want to have the rest of the Lord’s time. . They give me to fight those who only want to take revenge for things that seem unfair.”

Cheney, a prominent Republican, campaigned for Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election and served as vice chairman of the DRM investigation on January 6, 2021 in the US Capitol storm.

Trump also promoted a post on his Truth Social website last year that accused Cheney of treason and said: “RETRUTH IF YOU WANT A TV SOLDIER’S PLACE”.

Mr. Biden said he was pardoning the members of Congress and staff who served on the committee and the police officers who testified.

“Unfortunately, civil servants have been subjected to constant threats and intimidation for their loyal work,” he said in a statement.

Last year, the outgoing president controversially granted a pardon to Hunter Biden, his son, to save him from prison on gun and tax charges, as well as any other charges he may have been under investigation since 2014.

Trump is expected to launch his second term and pardon some of the criminals who were arrested for attacking the Capitol while trying to stop the certification of Biden’s victory.

The incoming president has vowed to shake up US law enforcement agencies, including the Justice Department and the FBI, during his second term, raising concerns that he will try to use them more aggressively to crack down on his political and personal opponents.

Trump has often criticized what he calls the Justice Department’s “tools” in recent years. He faced federal charges on charges related to the mishandling of classified documents and his role in trying to influence the results of the election.