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By Doina Chiacu, Jeff Mason, Nandita Bose and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Outgoing President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday for several of his immediate family members and people that incoming President Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation,

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US President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday (US time) for people his successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, including Republican former lawmaker Liz Cheney, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and Anthony Fauci, who served as White House chief medical advisor.

President Biden issued pre-emptive pardons for officials who have clashed with President-elect Donald Trump and for members of his family, including his three siblings, using his final hours in the White House to help people he fears could face retribution by the incoming administration.

The pardon also covers all lawmakers who served on the congressional select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol.

Maybe you’re mad about Biden’s preemptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the Biden family. If not, you’re likely frustrated Trump issued mass pardons for people arrested for storming the Capitol on Jan.

When asked about the pardons, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pointed to Biden’s pardon precedent, saying the former president “opened the door.” And while that doesn’t excuse executive overreach, it does ring true.

A merican presidents are often disappointed to discover limits to their authority, but the country’s founders intended the nearly absolute pardon power to be an exception. Alexander Hamilton, for example,

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