The Guardian – Rudy Giuliani. Ivanka Trump. Joe Exotic, star of the Netflix series Tiger King. And, just possibly, Donald Trump himself.
These are some of the prospects for official pardons before the US president leaves office on 20 January. Such a spree would test the political and constitutional limits of a centuries-old power that echoed the British monarchy. It would also be revelatory of the potential legal jeopardy of Trump and his allies once they depart the White House.
“You don’t talk about pardons unless there is a concern about things that have been done wrong,” said Tara Setmayer, a former Republican communications director. “It’s the antithesis of draining the swamp. What happened to that?”
World on the Run | Jo Lee Magazine Donald Trump is reportedly considering pardons for his three eldest children.
