Rand Paul condemned Biden for issuing a pardon to Dr. Anthony Fauci for all crimes he may have committed as one of his last acts in the White House.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responded to President Joe Biden issuing him a preemptive pardon on Monday.

Biden chose a date nearly six years before the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 were identified, adding an unexpected layer of intrigue to the act of clemency.

With just hours remaining in office, the president issued the pardons to protect people Donald Trump had threatened.

With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.

President Joe Biden has sparked fury after issuing preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and the members of Congress who served on the House January 6 X Select Committee.

Those issued pardons include retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Anthony Fauci.

It was just moments before Joe Biden's presidential term ended when he announced pardons for his siblings and their spouses.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Monday that he is "grateful" for President Biden's preemptive pardon but insisted there is no grounds for any allegations or prosecution.

Critics say Fauci has tried to cover up the origins of COVID-19, including U.S. funding for coronavirus research in Wuhan.

President Biden said the pardons are not an "acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing" but rather protect individuals from "unjustified and politically motivated prosectutions."