Donald Trump, the outgoing President of US who is charged of inciting US Capitol riots and the first president in the history of America to be impeached twice has prepared a list of around 100 people for pardoning. As per reports the pardoning and commutations will be released on Tuesday.
As per experts and a report published in Reuters, Trump has debated with his adviser on the issue of pardoning himself but he is unlikely to issue self pardoning because it would make him look guilty. At a time when US faced historic assault on US Capitol amid the upcoming inauguration of Biden-Harris as the President and Vice President of US, Trump seems to pardon his aides.
Many experts are of the view that self-pardoning is unconstitutional while some others believe it to be constitutional because it is very broadly worded in the constitution of US.
Democratic led House of Representative impeached Trump last week. He is going to face a trial in the Senate and if convicted, he is most likely to be barred from contesting election in 2024.
A source on the condition of anonymity told Reuters that Trump will not pardon himself and he will not issue preemptive pardons to his family members. Trump had already issued two waves of pardons last months and the new list of pardons could be on similar lines.
Dr Salomon Melgen is serving a prison sentence on the charges of dozens of health care fraud, is likely to be on the clemency list as per a report by CNN.
Tuesday is the last full day of Trump as the President and he is likely to issue the Clemencies. He will not attend the inauguration of Joe Biden and his tenure ends on the noon of Wednesday.