Advocates and lawyers in US predict hastily taken clemency action by Donald Trump in coming weeks testing his limits of presidential pardon power.
He is considering a slew of pardons and commutations before he leaves his office. His presidential pardon power could be used for of his family, former aides and even himself.
Trump he has no doubts about intervening in the cases of friends and allies who according to him have been treated unfairly that also includes his former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
The list of candidates also includes his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who is imprisoned for financial crimes as part of the Russia investigation, Joseph Maldonado-Passage former contractors found guilty in a Baghdad firefight that killed more than a dozen civilians, including children and women George Papadopoulos who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.
Trump is worried about potential legal exposure after he leaves office that his family or his business might be targeted by Justice Department of President-elect Joe Biden but Biden already said he will not be a part of any such decisions.
