Fauci Reacts To Biden Pardon

Dr. Anthony Fauci is insisting that he committed “no crime” after President Biden issued a preemptive pardon for his former chief medical advisor.

“I really truly appreciate the action President Biden has taken today on my behalf,” Fauci told ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl on Monday.

“Let me be perfectly clear, Jon, I have committed no crime, you know that, and there are no possible grounds for any allegation or threat of criminal investigation or prosecution of me,” he continued.

Fauci also said that he is grateful for the pardon because, in his opinion, the threat and possibility of politically motivated prosecution “creates immeasurable and intolerable distress” for him and his family.

He made a similar statement shortly after accepting the pardon.

“Let me be perfectly clear: I have committed no crime and there are no possible grounds for any allegation or threat of criminal investigation or prosecution of me. The fact is, however, that the mere articulation of these baseless threats, and the potential that they will be acted upon, create immeasurable and intolerable distress for me and my family. For these reasons, I acknowledge and appreciate the action that President Biden has taken today on my behalf,” Fauci wrote. 

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