House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer criticized President Joe Biden for preemptively pardoning the lawmakers who served on the January 6 select committee. Comer particularly singled out Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, with whom he often clashed on the Oversight panel.
Comer stated, 'How appropriate that Joe Biden’s final act is to preemptively pardon Jamie Raskin — the man who was one of the chief advocates for two unjust impeachments of the newly elected 47th President of the United States and a member of the sham January 6th Committee.'
President Biden issued preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of Congress who served on the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. This move was seen as a shield against potential revenge by his incoming successor, Donald Trump.
The pardons, which came in the final hours of Biden’s presidency, represent a significant exercise of presidential power that is unprecedented in recent history. They aim to protect several vocal critics of the incoming president, including former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, whom Trump has threatened with retribution.
