SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly criticized former President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons on her show Monday, outlining how pardoned people can still be prosecuted at the state level.
On Monday, Biden announced a series of pardons throughout the day, some of them announced minutes before President Donald Trump was sworn into office. On “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Kelly discussed who the pardon extended to, emphasizing that Dr. Anthony Fauci’s pardon dates back to 2014.
“Let’s go for a pardon because this is terrible. Everyone under the sun, the members of the J6 committee and his family, right? Mark Milley and Dr. Fauci. By the way, the pardon is especially for Mr. Fauci. “It goes back to 2014,” Kelly said. “It starts in 2014. What the hell was he doing in 2014? It’s because he funded gain-of-function research. It’s because he’s behind the problem that caused the pandemic.”
“But there’s a question as to whether that’s valid if they don’t accept. I mean, there’s a legal debate about whether you have to say you accept. I think most lawyers would say, For it to work for you, you have to say I accept it,” Kelly added. “I mean, Mr. Fauci is what frustrates me the most, because I really think that Mr. Fauci has repeatedly lied to Congress, and Rand Paul certainly thinks so. I think I was preparing to go after him.”
In a statement about the pardons for people like Fauci, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and the nine members of his Jan. They don’t deserve to be targeted.” ” (Related: ‘Disastrously Bad’: Former CNN Analyst slams Biden for ‘incredibly stupid’ pardons)
Kelly went on to say that he had not found “conclusive evidence” that Fauci was “the mastermind behind the coronavirus.” She said he was working on funded gain-of-function research. Kelly said it would be “great” to learn more about Fauci’s involvement under the Trump administration. A guest interjected and added that no one who had been pardoned could petition the King under oath.
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“So that’s the silver lining. They all have to testify in full. They can’t plead to a fifth. By the way, this doesn’t stop the investigation or the civil suit. You know what else wouldn’t stop? Or a state lawsuit?” Kelly said. “You can be prosecuted by the state, but a federal pardon doesn’t. That was Trump’s problem, remember?”
“We were saying as if he could pardon himself, but only for federal crimes, not state prosecutors in New York or Georgia. Well. , you know, Dr. Fauci and the J6 committee members and General Milley, you’re all on the same page,” Kelly added.
The House Oversight Committee reported in May 2024 that Fauci’s former adviser David Morens suggested that Fauci use a private email address to conduct government business, according to emails obtained by the committee. published a report clarifying the facts. Additionally, Fauci testified before the House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in January 2024, where he was heavily criticized by Republicans for his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.
During his testimony, Fauci was asked about a 2020 audio recording in which he discussed promoting vaccinations to the point where Americans would lose their “ideological bullshit.” In response, Fauci clarified that he was not referring to those who oppose coronavirus vaccines, but Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick criticized his remarks.
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