Mr. Trump has said on social media that Ms. Cheney “should be prosecuted for what she has done to our country” and that the whole Jan. 6 committee “should be prosecuted for their lies and, quite frankly, TREASON!” He has suggested that General Milley deserved execution because he called a Chinese counterpart after Jan. 6 to warn Beijing against taking advantage of the crisis in Washington.
Dr. Fauci, who served in government for half a century and as the nation’s top infectious disease expert for 38 years under multiple presidents of both parties, was targeted by Mr. Trump’s far-right allies for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s former strategist, has said that Dr. Fauci, General Milley and others should be prosecuted. “You deserve what we call a rough Roman justice, and we’re prepared to give it to you,” Mr. Bannon said on election night.
In addition to Ms. Cheney, Mr. Kinzinger and Mr. Schiff, other members of the Jan. 6 investigating committee covered by Mr. Biden’s pardon include: Representatives Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi, Zoe Lofgren and Pete Aguilar of California and Jamie Raskin of Maryland as well as former Representatives Stephanie Murphy of Florida and Elaine Luria of Virginia, all Democrats.
Mr. Biden’s pardons did not extend to a variety of other potential Trump targets, including the federal and state prosecutors who indicted the incoming president for trying to overturn the 2020 election, mishandling classified documents and covering up hush money payment to an adult film star who claimed she had a fling with Mr. Trump.
-Three of the four criminal indictments against him have now been dismissed or effectively thwarted by his election back to the presidency, but Mr. Trump’s conviction on 34 felonies from the hush money case stands, making him the first convicted felon ever inaugurated as president.
Helene Cooper, Michael D. Shear and Michael S. Schmidt contributed reporting.
