The heads of the Jan. 6 committee say they're grateful for the decision by President Joe Biden to pardon them “not for breaking the law but for upholding it.”

In addition to Fauci, Biden also granted pardons to General Mark Milley, the Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, and the US Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee.

Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 House committee just hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration. Biden made the move to guard against possible “revenge” from Trump’s administration,

With just a few hours remaining in his presidency, Joe Biden preemptively pardoned Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and members of the January 6th Committee and their staffs, amid concerns that they would be targets of investigation by the incoming administration.

In the final hours of his presidency, Joe Biden has also pardoned retired general Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part

President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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

Fauci, who continues to be a target of ire years after the pandemic ended by Trump ally and billionaire Elon Musk and others, will pay for private security detail. Former President Joe Biden gave Fauci and others a preemptive pardon before leaving office,

Dr. Anthony Fauci has hired his own private security due to ongoing threats related to his role during the COVID-19 pandemic

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. A doctor for the National Institutes of Health for more than half a century, Fauci led the federal health response to the COVID-19 pandemic,