Retired Gen. Mark Milley has expressed his gratitude to President Joe Biden for issuing him a pardon, saying the move alleviates his concerns over potential "retribution" by the incoming Trump administration.

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 issued preemptive pardons to Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley, and the members of the House Jan. 6 committee, ahead of Donald Trump taking office.

At almost the last minute, President Biden issued surprising preemptive pardons for some of Donald Trump’s enemies. On Monday morning, Biden issued pardons to Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who took on the Covid-19 pandemic,

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.

Milley said in a statement that he ... became a major target of conservative critics during the COVID-19 pandemic, through which he helped steer the country under both Biden and Trump.

The 82-year-old Democrat also used his final moments in the Oval Office to give blanket protection to former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, who Trump has said deserves to be ...

President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.

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."

The retired four-star general is the latest former official targeted by the Trump administration.

With actions big and small, Trump has spent his first days in office pushing the levers of government – and his unique powers as commander in chief – to target his perceived political enemies both inside and outside the government.