I thought the same thing, one of the reasons I said I was doubtful it would happen.
Everyone better get ready, Dems in Congress for weeks have been telling the White House to give out preemptive pardons. Mass blanket pardons for Trumps critics....including anyone on the Jan. 6 committee.
Today was a preview of how low Biden is about to go, we are about to see more blanket pardons of people than we ever imagined.
Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney and Nancy Pelosi among those who could be spared from Trump legal attacks by pardons
www.theguardian.com
From the article:
Biden reportedly considering preemptive pardons for Trump critics
Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney and Nancy Pelosi among those who could be spared from Trump legal attacks by pardons
With Joe Biden reportedly considering issuing blanket pardons for top critics of
Donald Trump, numerous high profile Democrats have emerged urging the president to do so on behalf of their colleagues who they worry could face legal retribution from Trump in the coming years.
Preemptive pardons would shield Trump’s political opponents from a possible barrage of legal attacks while setting a new precedent for sweeping, mass pardons, which some warn Trump will consequently pursue himself.
Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator, said Biden should “very seriously consider” the use of preemptive pardons to protect members of Congress who investigated Trump’s role in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Trump has threatened to prosecute those involved in the 6 January congressional investigation.
The Massachusetts senator Ed Markey has also come out in support of blanket pardons, saying on Boston Public Radio that he believed Trump would act in a “dictatorial way, in a fascistic way”