Those issued pardons include retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Anthony Fauci.

Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.

Without naming Trump or the incoming administration, Biden said in a statement that he believes in the rule of law but warned about the threat of partisan politics and pointed to possible retribution as the main concern behind his decision to grant the preemptive pardons.