According to a report by Politico on Wednesday, the Biden administration “is discussing preemptive pardons for those in Trump’s crosshairs.” This includes, according to the report, “the extraordinary step of handing out blanket pardons to those who’ve committed no crimes.” (That Politico is willing to acknowledge, anyway.)
The reason, officially, is because Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, once made a comment about pursuing those on Capitol Hill who had made a sport out of pursing Trump, telling Steve Bannon on his podcast that, were he in charge of the Department of Justice, his DOJ “will go out and find the conspirators, not just in government but in the media … who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections.”
“Biden’s aides are deeply concerned about a range of current and former officials who could find themselves facing inquiries and even indictments, a sense of alarm which has only accelerated since Trump last weekend announced the appointment of Kash Patel to lead the FBI. Patel has publicly vowed to pursue Trump’s critics,” Politico’s Jonathan Martin wrote.
This includes Sen.-elect Adam Schiff of California — who, as head of the House Intelligence Committee, peddled the Russiagate