Trump Reportedly Set To Issue More Than 100 Pardons Before Leaving Office
According to CNN, Donald Trump is preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on his final full day in office Tuesday.
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Trump administration officials who spoke with multiple news organization say pardons are expected to be announced tomorrow before he leaves the White House for Florida and Biden becomes the 46th president on Wednesday.
His latest move will be a continuation of his controversial December spree that saw full pardons granted to more than two dozen people — including former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, and Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Trump’s next batch of pardons will be a mix of criminal justice ones and for people connected to the president, the sources said. According to NME citing Bloomberg, rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black are said to be on the list of individuals Trump may announce the pardoning of on January 19.
As Reuters notes, White House advisers have said the impeached presidential has also privately debated with advisers whether to take the extraordinary step of issuing a pardon for himself but some administration officials have cautioned Trump against a self-pardon because it would make him look guilty.
As we previously reported, Trump was impeached by the Democratic-led House of Representatives last week on charges of inciting the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by his supporters. His case is to face a Senate trial and if convicted, he could be disqualified from seeking another run for the presidency in 2024.
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