U.S. President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons on Monday for people Republican successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, including former Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci.

By Doina Chiacu, Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday for several of his immediate family members and people his successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation,

In the last hours of serving as the 46th president, Biden issued a preemptive pardon to several political figures who were at risk of criminal investigation.

President Donald Trump pivoted quickly from a scripted inauguration speech to venting about losing a "rigged" 2020 election and Biden’s 11th-hour pardons for Liz Cheney, Gen. Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by Donald J. Trump, including five members of his family as well as Liz Cheney, Anthony S. Fauci and Mark A. Milley.

The 82-year-old Democrat also used his final moments in the Oval Office to give blanket protection to former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley ... Rep. Liz Cheney were included ...

President Biden Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, ex-Rep. Liz Cheney, members of the Jan. 6 committee and even many of his own relatives in the waning hours of his term ...

President Biden on Monday morning, just hours before President-elect Trump’s inauguration, announced pardons for Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and

The pardoned individuals, including Anthony Fauci and Liz Cheney, may lose the ability to invoke their Fifth Amendment privileges when testifying.

Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs ... Those lawmakers include former GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, and Sen. Adam Schiff of California.

In the last hours of his presidency, Joe Biden pardoned former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, Sen. Adam Schiff, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Rep. Liz Cheney, along with staff of ...