President Trump to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on final full day

President Trump to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on final full day as United States president on Tuesday.

According to CNN, he is preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on his final full day in office Tuesday.

President Trump to issue around 100 pardons

It reported, according to three people familiar with the matter, a major batch of clemency actions also includes white collar criminals, high-profile rappers and others.

Meanwhile, White House held a meeting on Sunday to finalize the list of pardons, two sources said.

Donald Trump had been rolling out pardons and commutations at a steady clip ahead of Christmas.

But he put a pause on them in the days leading up to and directly after the January 6 riots at the US Capitol, according to officials.

However, aides said Trump was singularly focused on the Electoral College count in the days ahead of time, precluding him for making final decisions on pardons.

Besides, White House officials had expected them to resume after January 6. But Trump retreated after opponent blamed him for inciting the riots.

Initially, two major batches had been ready to roll out, one at the end of last week and one on Tuesday.

Now, officials expect the last batch to be the only one — unless Trump decides at the last minute to grant pardons to controversial allies, members of his family or himself.

Final batch of clemency actions

The final batch of clemency actions likely to include a mix of criminal justice reform-minded pardons.

Moreover, they also include the more controversial ones secured or doled out to political allies.

The pardons are one of several items Trump must complete before his presidency ends in days.

Meanwhile, White House officials also still have executive orders prepared.

The President still stays hopeful to declassify information related to the Russia probe before he leaves office.

But with a waning number of administration officials still in jobs, the likelihood that any of it gets done seemed to be shrinking.

The January 6 riots that led to Trump’s second impeachment have complicated his desire to pardon himself, his kids and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

At this point, aides do not think he will do so, but caution only Trump knows what he will do with his last bit of presidential power before he is officially out of office at noon on January 20.