"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.

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.

The statement stressed that the pardons "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense.

Biden made it clear that his decision to preemptively pardon these individuals was no indication of any guilt on their part

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

Former President Joe Biden granted blanket pardons to five family members in the last hour of his presidency, the final acts of clemency that also included sweeping pardons for members of Congress who investigated Trump’s role in the assault on the Capitol four years ago.

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."

Minutes before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden pardoned his brother, James Biden and other relatives for unspecified crimes.

US President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons for medical advisor Anthony Fauci, retired general Mark Milley and committee members and witnesses of the January 6 riots, as well as close family members,

President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for prominent critics of President-elect Donald Trump and members of his own family, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor.