"My family and I are deeply grateful for the President's action today," Milley said in a statement to USA Today provided by a spokesperson.

Just hours before before Trump's inauguration, President Biden has issued preemptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and the members of the January 6th Committee, including Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger,

Gen. Mark Milley, the now-retired former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commented on the pardon he received in Biden's final hours in office.

With just a few hours remaining in office, President Joe Biden issued a slew of pardons Monday morning to preemptively protect people President-elect Donald Trump had threatened.Biden pardoned former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley,

President Biden on Monday morning, just hours before President-elect Trump’s inauguration, announced pardons for Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and

Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and more just hours before Donald Trump's inauguration.

President Biden preemptively pardons to former Gen. Mark Milley, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney and Sen. Adam Schiff to protect them from Trump inquiries.

During his final hours in office, President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members against potential Trump "revenge."

President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."

Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint ... Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois; and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. "These public servants have served our nation with honor ...

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.

Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution establishes the President’s authority to grant clemency, including pardons of individuals as well as several other forms of relief from criminal punishment.