Concerns that President-elect Donald Trump will make good on campaign promises reportedly have White House officials scrambling to protect potential targets.
According to a Washington Post report published Thursday, President Joe Biden and his staffers are considering pre-emptive pardons for people they believe Trump may want to look into during his upcoming term. Among the names being tossed around are Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, Senator-elect Adam Schiff, and Liz Cheney.
“The discussions, first reported by Politico, were confirmed by two people familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss private talks,” WaPo wrote. “The effort is being led by White House chief of staff Jeff Zients and White House counsel Ed Siskel, the people said, suggesting that the issue is being treated seriously at the highest levels of the administration.”
While it’s unclear whether Biden will choose to pardon any or all of the names, allies of the president have encouraged him to issue more broad pardons like the one he gave to his son Hunter Biden. This would exempt any official chosen from being prosecuted for any federal crime they may or may not have committed during a specific time frame, whether the crime is currently known or not.
Gen. Milley, specifically, has reportedly called Trump a “fascist” and engaged in two secret calls to a top Chinese official, according to journalist Bob Woodward. One call was placed prior to the 2020 election, and the other came after the events of January 6. He admitted to Congress that he had phoned People’s Liberation Army Gen. Li Zuocheng to say that he would personally warn the country if an American attack was launched in the last few days of Trump’s first presidential term.
Trump responded to the news with a Truth Social post in which he referred to Milley’s actions as a “treasonous act … so egregious that, in times gone by, the punishment would have been DEATH!” This has prompted fears that a second presidential term would result in a possible prosecution of Milley, who reportedly never informed Trump that these phone calls were made.
X users reacted to the possibility of a Milley pardon:
Mark Milley is the most insidious of the potential Biden pardons.
I don’t think people fully understand that he literally broke the military chain of command and called our adversary, China, to undermine the commander-in-chief of the United States of America.
Do you guys know…
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) December 6, 2024
Milley calling China behind Trump’s back is a slap in the face to our Constitution and chain of command. It’s not leadership—>>it’s treason. And of course, Biden would pardon him; birds of a feather protect their own.
— MAG1775 (@Mar50cC5O) December 6, 2024
So are we just allowing anyone to break any law they want under the direction of the President, and then get a free pass when that President leaves?
It’s kind of a shitty precedent by @JoeBiden
Curious what outrage would happen if Trump goes full scorched earth and attacks…
— WayneMustang (@BourbonWayne) December 6, 2024
Biden’s pardons will need to be issued in tightly bound volumes if he’s going to protect all of the crooks in and around his administration. He’s likely got an entire floor of the White House feverishly working on these day and night. Corrupt Corrupt Corrupt.
— Paul the Patriot ️ Podcaster (@MildlyOutragedX) December 6, 2024
He’s just making them all look guilty as heck of everything they’ve been accused of.
I genuinely doubt the actual DoJ would indict Milley of all people.
— Chris (@chriswithans) December 6, 2024
I’ll ask it again… why is the party who pushed “No one is above the law” and dismissed any claims that the DOJ was weaponized to prosecute political opponents feeling the need to pre-emptively pardon multiple people who supposedly have done no wrong?
— Jason Szemborski (@JasonSzemborski) December 6, 2024
If this happens, then at the very least he should be stripped of all metals, titles, salary, pension, etc. and be immediately dishonorably discharged with the history books written to show his treasonous ways
— GirthQuake (@GQ7171_pgh) December 6, 2024
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