by David Hawkins, SlayNews:
A top legal expert has just delivered some devasting news to those who thought they had escaped justice after being issued preemptive pardons from former President Joe Biden in the dying moments of his presidency.
In his final hours as president on Sunday night, Biden issued a round of high-profile pardons.
The move sought to shield figures like Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), and others who could likely face investigations under President Donald Trump’s administration.
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Biden’s actions, intended to blunt potential “reprisals,” have drawn both praise and criticism, with legal experts noting that the pardons come with significant limitations.
The Sunday pardons include Cheney, a prominent critic of Trump and vice chair of the January 6 committee, and Dr. Fauci, who is suspected to have played in key role in the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
General Mark Milley, the anti-Trump former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and all members of the January 6 committee were also included in the clemency order.
Biden’s aides said the pardons were designed to protect these individuals from, what they claimed would be, politically motivated investigations.
However, legal experts quickly pointed out that the pardons are “actually great news” for those seeking justice against those individuals.
The pardons do not shield recipients from testifying under oath in civil, criminal, or congressional proceedings.
In addition, they also block them from evoking the 5th Amendment to refuse to testify.
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals from self-incrimination and limits the government’s power in criminal proceedings.
It was ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights.
The Fifth Amendment protects individuals from being forced to answer questions or make statements that could be used against them in a criminal proceeding.
