Trump expected to issue flurry of pardons

January 19, 2021 00:18

Donald Trump is expected to issue more than 100 presidential pardons, during his final hours in the White House, but may not pardon himself or his immediate family, it was reported on Monday.

White House officials say Trump has privately debated with aides whether he should take the extraordinary step of pardoning himself. Some administration insiders have reportedly warned against it, arguing that it would make Trump look guilty.

On Sunday, Trump met his son-in-law Jared Kushner, daughter Ivanka Trump and senior advisers to thrash out a lengthy list of pardon requests, the Washington Post reported. The meeting took up much of the day. The US president was personally engaged with the details of every case, it said.

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