Trump preparing another 100 pardons, commutations before leaving office: reports
By Morgan Gstalter - 01/18/21 08:11 AM EST
President Trump is reportedly prepared to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on Tuesday, his final full day in office.
CNN first reported that the new batch of clemency 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 Sunday with his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, daughter Ivanka Trump and other aides to review a long list of pardon requests, The Washington Post reported.
Pardon-seekers and those lobbying on their behalf have reportedly paid allies of Trump tens of thousands of dollars to press the president to grant clemency.
"Everything is a transaction. He likes pardons because it is unilateral. And he likes doing favors for people he thinks will owe him," one source familiar with the matter told CNN.
The list of potential pardons, however, does not currently include Trump himself.
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