"My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today," Milley said in a statement to USA Today provided by a spokesperson.

President Joe Biden has sparked fury after issuing preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and the members of Congress who served on the House January 6 X Select Committee.

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 a dramatic move during his final hours in office, President Joe Biden issued a series of high-profile pardons, granting clemency to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and several members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 riot at the U.

President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Anthony Fauci, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, and retired Gen. Mark Milley to protect them from Trump inquiries.

Mark Milley, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs ... Biden also issued preemptive pardons Monday to Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; some of Biden’s family members; and members of the House ...

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

Mark A. Milley served as the Chairman of the Joint ... the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the lawmakers and staffers from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

Hours before the 47th president takes the oath, some of his highest-profile foes get pre-emptive protection from prosecution.

In an unprecedented move during the final hours of his presidency, President Joe Biden granted pardons to Dr Anthony Fauci, retired General Mark Milley, as well as members of his own family

The outgoing president acted to short-circuit incoming President Trump’s stated plans to exact retribution from perceived enemies.

The pardons by Biden came as incoming President Trump has repeatedly attacked Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 committee and called for prosecution of his enemies.