President Trump
Donald Trump: Iran convicts US businessman of espionage: DC denounces, state capitals see few problems and strong security amid protests. Pardon claimants have paid tens of thousands to Trump allies to pressure the president: NYT MORE he is reportedly ready to issue about 100 pardons and commutations on Tuesday, his last full day in office.
CNN first reported that the new batch of leniency actions will include white-collar criminals, high-profile rappers and others. It will likely include some pardons aimed at advocating for criminal justice reform, as well as controversial pardons for political allies.
Trump met with his son-in-law on Sunday, Jared Kushner
Jared Corey Kushner: Election misinformation fell 73% after Trump’s suspension from Twitter: The Hill’s 12:30 report investigation: what to expect for the opening of the secret service that rents a monthly apartment in K near Ivanka and Jared for bathrooms, office space: report MORE, daughter Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump: Hill Report at 12:30 p.m .: What to expect from the inauguration of the DC Attorney General who will interview Trump Jr.’s secret service. who rents a monthly apartment in K near Ivanka and Jared for bathrooms, office: report MORE and other helpers to review a long list of pardon applications, The Washington Post reported.
Those who seek forgiveness and those who press on his behalf would have paid Trump’s allies tens of thousands of dollars to pressure the president to grant clemency.
“It’s all a transaction. He likes pardons because they’re one-sided. And he likes to do favors to people he thinks will owe him,” a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
However, the list of possible pardons does not currently include Trump himself.
Trump reportedly raised the idea of issuing pardons for him and his family members for months, while Democrats have long threatened to investigate the president’s personal finances that could lead to criminal charges once leave office.
The House charged him last week for the second time on charges of inciting violence at the Capitol that resulted in five deaths. Ten Republicans in the House supported the removal effort. The trial in the Senate is scheduled to begin after he leaves office.
CNN reported that several of Trump’s closest advisers had urged him not to grant clemency to anyone involved in the siege, although he initially told supporters he had entered the Capitol that he loved them and that they were “very special.”
The majority of Americans (68%) said in a new poll that they opposed the idea of Trump granting a historic pardon.
Trump issued a series of pardons in early December, including former associates Roger Stone
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