The Federalist By: Brianna Lyman
After spending four years throwing allies of President-elect Donald Trump in jail, President Joe Biden’s inner circle is reportedly considering whether Biden should preemptively pardon a bunch of shady D.C. bureaucrats. But don’t hold your breath waiting for Democrats to apply their “nobody is above the law” schtick to their own people — because it was never about justice. It was just about justifying lawfare.
Politico reported on Wednesday that Biden’s senior aides are debating whether Biden could issue blanket, preemptive pardons for people like Anthony Fauci, Russia collusion hoaxer and Senator-elect Adam Schiff, and Jan. 6 Committee Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney. Politico reported that Biden, “who was intensely focused on his son’s pardon, has not been brought into the broader pardon discussions yet, according to people familiar with the deliberations.” But as independent journalist Matt Taibbi points out, “That discussions are supposedly taking place both away from Biden’s ears and in the pages of Politico is unintentionally hilarious.”
What is the reason for these potential pardons?
“Biden’s aides are deeply concerned about a range of current and former officials who could find themselves facing inquiries and even indictments,” Politico reports. A “well-connected Democrat” claimed the potential “beneficiaries know nothing.” But as Taibbi writes, “The beneficiaries know everything,” just as Biden himself does. The story is simply being floated in the public sphere now to gauge a reaction.
Fauci’s concern about an indictment is likely due to his involvement in the cover-up of the coronavirus and his major role in lockdowns — which ushered in the era of mass mail-in balloting that contributed to extreme irregularities during the 2020 election. Fauci recently admitted to Congress that there was no scientific evidence to support the six-foot “social distancing” guidelines he advocated for. This guidance was used to justify the draconian stay-at-home orders implemented during the pandemic. While Americans were forced to close their businesses down because of Fauci’s guidance, Fauci made sure that federal agencies under his leadership were receiving hundreds of millions in pharmaceutical royalties…
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