"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.

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

Just hours before leaving office Monday, Jan. 19, President Joe Biden pardoned potential targets of Donald Trump’s second presidential administration, including Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino.

The heads of the Jan. 6 committee say they're grateful for the decision by President Joe Biden to pardon them “not for breaking the law but for upholding it.”

Outgoing President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons to retired General Mark A Milley, Anthony S Fauci, members and staff of the January 6 congressional committee and police officers who testified before the panel in an extraordinary move just hours before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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 Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for members of his own family, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor.

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.

Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called his preemptive pardon ... police officers who testified before the panel and the panel’s staff. Those “full and unconditional” pardons cover any offenses ...

Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, and Sen. Adam Schiff of California. "These public servants have served our ...

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.