In his final hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for family members and political figures targeted by incoming President Donald Trump. Among those pardoned were Liz Cheney, Mark Milley,

Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Separately, Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.

Retired Gen. Mark Milley has expressed his gratitude to President Joe Biden for issuing him a pardon, saying the move alleviates his concerns over potential "retribution" by the incoming Trump administration.

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,

In his final hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for several individuals, including family members and high-profile figures like Liz Cheney and Mark Milley. The pardons extend to members of the Jan.

Mark Milley and members of the House committee ... Separately, Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

The Native American activist says he did not receive a fair trial in the slayings of FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

That Biden felt it necessary to pre-emptively pardon his family members and political allies belies attempts by Democrats to claim that “democracy” has been affirmed by the peaceful transfer of power to Trump.

Sundance: David France and Jesse Short Bull’s film tackles the 50-year story of activism surrounding the contentious conviction of the prominent American Indian Movement leader, whose sentence was commuted just one week before the film's premiere.

A portrait of former top US military officer Mark Milley – a foe of Donald Trump – has been taken down at the Pentagon following the president's inauguration. | TAG24

It has been a busy week, centering on the inauguration of President Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. There is a lot to unpack from the