Former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, who were both on the House committee investigating the attack on Jan. 6, release a statement following pardons from Joe Biden in the last hours of his presidency.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) ripped President Donald Trump for lying about the investigation into the Jan. 6 riots when he spoke to supporters in Emancipation Hall following his inauguration on Monday.

Biden issued the pardon of the former committee members including former Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, their staff, Gen. Mark Milley, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, hours before leaving office.

With just a few hours remaining in his presidency, Joe Biden preemptively pardoned Anthony Fauci, General 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.

President Joe Biden announced a series of last-minute pardons before leaving office Monday, granting preemptive pardons to some family members and other GOP foes, as well as a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, the late civil rights leader and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.

The outgoing president algo pardoned Anthony Fauci and retired Gen. Mark Milley to protect them against potential "revenge" by the Trump administration

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

Trump promised at his inaugural address that "national unity" would return. But much of this week has seen the returning president continue to pummel out-of-power foes. He called former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, a "crying lunatic."

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a new panel to honestly probe the events of January 6, 2021, after Joe Biden issued pardons.

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