{"id":2637886,"date":"2026-07-30T14:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-trump-says-he-will-not-attempt-to-overturn-pre-emptive-fauci-pardon-issued-by-bidens-autopen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:53:22","slug":"alert-trump-says-he-will-not-attempt-to-overturn-pre-emptive-fauci-pardon-issued-by-bidens-autopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-trump-says-he-will-not-attempt-to-overturn-pre-emptive-fauci-pardon-issued-by-bidens-autopen\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert: Trump Says He Will Not Attempt to Overturn Pre-Emptive Fauci Pardon Issued by Biden&#8217;s Autopen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falert-trump-says-he-will-not-attempt-to-overturn-pre-emptive-fauci-pardon-issued-by-bidens-autopen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2637886&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president Donald Trump stated that he respects teh presidential pardon power and would not challenge the validity of a recent pardon issued by President Biden for Dr.Anthony Fauci. Trump commented on the issue during a social media post, emphasizing the significance of the pardon and considering whether it could be overturned due to questions about the use of autopen signatures, though he acknowledged the pardon likely stands. The context included Fauci\u2019s contentious congressional appearance, where he refused to testify and invoked the Fifth Amendment multiple times, despite being pardoned. Trump reflected on the constitutional authority of the pardon, citing historical perspectives from Alexander Hamilton, and indicated that while he respects the pardon, he did not suggest any plans to punish Fauci. The discussion highlights ongoing political and legal debates surrounding Fauci\u2019s role in COVID-19 research, the Biden management\u2019s actions, and Trump&#8217;s stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-parting-act-shows-presidential-clemency-powers-need-reform-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...\u2019s parting act shows ...ial clemency ...s need reform - Washington Examiner\">presidential clemency powers<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he respects the presidential pardon power too much to challenge it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, often accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scott-jennings-mocks-democrats-radical-no-kings-rallies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monarchical<\/a> or even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-know-love-people-voted-trump-not-fascists-trying-destroy-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fascist<\/a> tendencies by his enemies, made those constitutionally reverent comments in the context of then-President Joe Biden\u2019s 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-biden-pardons-fauci-milley-effort-guard-potential-revenge-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-emptive pardon<\/a> of Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and in many ways the architect of the federal government\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, the only thing you can really think about is the autopen,\u201d the president said in a clip posted to the social media platform X, referring to the possibility of overturning Fauci\u2019s pardon based on the reportedly regular use and questionable legality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-ends-investigation-autopen-scandal-zero-charges-grand-juries-indictments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">autopen<\/a> signatures either by Biden or, more troubling, by others purporting to act in the cognitively diminished former president\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, Trump added, the pardon remains valid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most powerful thing a president has, they say, is the power of pardon,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo, he was pardoned by Biden. And I respect that. I know how powerful it is; it\u2019s a very powerful \u2014 they say it\u2019s literally the most powerful thing a president has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From there, Trump again speculated about the legality of an autopen pardon. But he also acknowledged the difficulty in proving that his predecessor did not actually intend to pardon Fauci. Thus, the grant of clemency must stand.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump will not challenge the validity of Biden\u2019s pardon for Dr. Fauci <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YlPOcTHXXl\">pic.twitter.com\/YlPOcTHXXl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CatchUpFeed\/status\/2082611137850302873?\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s comments came in response to Fauci\u2019s contentious appearance on Capitol Hill early Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-rand-paul-warns-days-remain-charge-fauci-worst-cover-modern-medical-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rand Paul<\/a> of Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has long called for Fauci\u2019s arrest and prosecution for what the senator has characterized as Fauci\u2019s role in a massive cover-up of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tulsi-gabbard-drops-pandemic-bombshell-last-day-dni-fauci-lied-virus-intimidated-dissenters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">substantial evidence<\/a> that the COVID-19 virus originated in a lab in Wuhan, China, and that Fauci had helped fund the dangerous research taking place inside the lab.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fauci-update-declassified-docs-show-biden-admin-diverted-whistleblower-complaint-investigators-biden-appointee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subpoenaed Fauci<\/a> to testify on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on Saturday, Paul\u2019s committee released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/faucis-personal-diary-just-got-released-brutal-self-absorbed-fame-seeking-celeb-worshiping-power-mad-liar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fauci\u2019s pandemic diary<\/a>, a near-daily record of the now-former bureaucrat\u2019s activities and reflections as the events of 2020-21 unfolded. In that diary, Fauci recorded private views and developments that did not always square with what he said publicly. He also wrote frequently of his newfound fame and access to celebrities.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4668235\/trump-respects-presidential-pardon-power-fauci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. uncovered Fauci\u2019s diary on HHS computer servers and then d it with Paul.<\/p>\n<p>With his private thoughts laid bare, Fauci appeared before Paul\u2019s committee for an acrimonious hearing. At one point, for instance, the senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-faucis-attorney-ejected-senate-hearing-disrupting-proceedings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called on security<\/a> to remove one of Fauci\u2019s lawyers for unruly behavior. Paul\u2019s Republican colleagues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/body-language-expert-details-5-signals-deception-fauci-exhibited-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">berated the former bureaucrat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All the while, Fauci refused to testify. In fact, per the Examiner, he pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times even though he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-sen-josh-hawley-illustrates-absurdity-faucis-hearing-stunt-3-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could not incriminate himself<\/a> due to his pardon.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Trump gave no hint that he would seek to punish Fauci in any way. He merely commented on the former bureaucrat\u2019s strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if he would have been better off not doing it,\u201d the president said, per the Examiner. \u201cThere were a lot of questions that I guess he could have answered, and some maybe he didn\u2019t feel comfortable in answering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Either way, it appears that Biden\u2019s pardon will stand.<\/p>\n<p>In \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/18th_century\/fed74.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federalist No. 74<\/a>,\u201d Founding Father and, like Trump, proud New Yorker Alexander Hamilton defended a president\u2019s constitutional power to pardon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHumanity and good policy conspire to dictate, that the benign prerogative of pardoning should be as little as possible fettered or embarrassed,\u201d Hamilton wrote. \u201cThe criminal code of every country partakes so much of necessary severity, that without an easy access to exceptions in favor of unfortunate guilt, justice would wear a countenance too sanguinary and cruel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the power of mercy should rest in one person\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the sense of responsibility is always strongest, in proportion as it is undivided,\u201d Hamilton added \u201cit may be inferred that a single man would be most ready to attend to the force of those motives which might plead for a mitigation of the rigor of the law, and least apt to yield to considerations which were calculated to shelter a fit object of its vengeance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >touted pre-emptive pardons<\/a> when issued for the proper reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I]n seasons of insurrection or rebellion, there are often critical moments, when a welltimed offer of pardon to the insurgents or rebels may restore the tranquillity of the commonwealth; and which, if suffered to pass unimproved, it may never be possible afterwards to recall,\u201d the Founding Father wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Upon taking office in January 2025, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/adam-schiff-nancy-pelosi-melt-trumps-jan-6-pardons-terrible-way-begin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pardoned<\/a> those whom the Biden administration had imprisoned in connection with the Capitol incursion of Jan. 6, 2021. 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