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Lying is the ultimate failure of a leader. ***** Trump pardons dozens in final hours, including ex-aide Steve Bannon ***

*** Steve Bannon is accused of fraud over a fundraising campaign. He denies any wrongdoing *** In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump has pardoned 73 people, including his former adviser Steve Bannon, who is facing fraud charges. Another 70 people had sentences commuted, ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration at noon (17:00 GMT). Rapper Lil Wayne received a pardon and there were commutations for rapper Kodak Black and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The president has not issued preemptive pardons for himself or family members. He can still issue more pardons on Wednesday morning, as he remains president until Mr Biden takes the oath of office outside the US Capitol. Could Trump pardon himself? US historians on what Donald Trump's legacy will be The inauguration ceremony will be tight on security following the recent breach of the Capitol by violent pro-Trump protesters. It will also be stripped of crowds due to the coronavirus pandemic. Biden set to be sworn in as Trump leaves office Who are the key recipients of clemency? A statement from the White House listed the 73 individuals who had received pardons and the 70 who had their sentences commuted. Although many on the list are conventional examples of convicts whose cases have been championed by rights activists and supporters in the community, others maintain the president's trend of focusing on allies. Steve Bannon was a key strategist and adviser to President Trump during his 2016 campaign. He was charged in August last year with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a wall on the US-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration, a key plank of Mr Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Prosecutors said Mr Bannon and three others defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with the "We Build the Wall" campaign, which pledged to use donations to build segments of the barrier and raised $25m (£18m). It was alleged Mr Bannon received more than $1m, at least some of which he used to cover personal expenses. He denied the claims. As he was yet to stand trial his pardon is unusual, though certainly not unprecedented. The White House statement said Mr Bannon had been "an important leader in the conservative movement and is known for his political acumen". It said prosecutors had "pursued" him with charges "related to fraud stemming from his involvement in a political project". *** Steve Bannon defends Trump from racism accusations *** A full pardon was also issued to Elliott Broidy, a Republican fundraiser who admitted accepting funds to lobby Mr Trump for Chinese and Malaysian interests. The White House cited his "philanthropic efforts". Ken Kurson, a friend of Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner charged with cyberstalking during a divorce, was pardoned. Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge last year and has been pardoned. He posted a photo of himself with Mr Trump during the election campaign praising the president's work on criminal reform. As the list of pardons became clear, Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff said: "Thank God we have only 12 more hours of this den of thieves." Other key recipients were: Kodak Black, real name Bill K Kapri, who was also charged with firearms offences, had his sentence of three years and 10 months commuted. The White House statement praised his philanthropic work Michael 'Harry O' Harris - co-founder of Death Row Records, who served 32 years for attempted murder and cocaine trafficking and whose case was championed by rapper Snoop Dogg. He was pardoned Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced in 2013 to 28 years in prison on charges of racketeering, bribery and extortion in relation to his period as Detroit mayor from 2002 to 2008. His sentence was commuted - the White House said this was "strongly supported by prominent members of the Detroit community" Anthony Levandowski received a full pardon from an 18-month sentence. He is a former Google engineer who admitted stealing secret technology related to the company's self-driving cars. The pardon says he had "paid a significant price for his actions and plans to devote his talents to advance the public good" ***

*** The White House said Anthony Levandowski's sentencing judge called him a "brilliant engineer" *** However, a number of people whose names had been promoted in the media for possible pardons - including Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, and Joe Exotic, the star of the Netflix documentary Tiger King - have not been included. How and why is clemency issued? It is common for outgoing presidents to issue pardons before they leave the White House. Alexander Hamilton proposed the system in 1787, arguing it could "restore the tranquillity of the commonwealth". It is carried in Article II of the Constitution.

*** Alexander Hamilton proposed the system in 1787 *** The president can only act on federal, not state, crimes. A pardon cancels a criminal conviction, while a commutation shortens or ends a prison sentence. Pardons have been controversial since they started. In the early years of the US, some acts of treason, piracy and rebellion were forgiven. One man convicted of stealing mail refused a pardon in 1833 and he was executed after the Supreme Court ruled he could turn it down. In latter days, Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for all offences he may have committed, and Jimmy Carter pardoned most who had evaded the Vietnam War draft - both examples of preemptive pardons. Bill Clinton caused uproar when he pardoned scores of people on his last day in office, including his half-brother, Roger. What is Trump's record on pardons? Mr Trump has always projected himself as a "law and order" president. In terms of numbers, his pardons and commutations are low. Only George HW Bush issued fewer in modern times. Mr Trump has granted less than 1% of requests for clemency, the lowest on record. ***

*** However, it is the nature of the pardons that has caused controversy. A number of those pardoned have been close associates and allies, such as former campaign manager Paul Manafort, long-time ally Roger Stone and his son-in-law Jared Kushner's father, Charles. Steve Bannon adds to that list. Opponents accuse him of using his constitutional powers unconventionally, to benefit his friends and close supporters. There had been speculation Mr Trump could try to pardon himself or his family members ahead of any possible charges. It is unclear whether he has the legal power to do so and there is no precedent of a US leader issuing such a pardon. He does face a possible Senate impeachment trial for "incitement to insurrection", although dates have yet to be set for that. *** How can I watch the inauguration? We will bring you all the latest developments, with analysis from reporting teams in Washington at the Capitol and on the National Mall. •Online: Follow the latest updates and live video on the BBC News website and @BBCNorthAmerica. You can also stay up to date on our BBC News Facebook account and on Instagram •Television: The BBC's Katty Kay in Washington DC presents live coverage of the key events around the inauguration on BBC One from 16:00-18:00 GMT and on BBC News Channel (UK only) and BBC World (Outside UK only) from 15:30-19:00 GMT •Radio: The BBC World Service has special radio coverage on Outside Source 16:00-18:00 GMT *** https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55729221 *** Trump was talked out of pardoning his kids, GOP lawmakers, report says The outgoing president's final batch of pardons is expected later Tuesday. ***

*** Em discurso voltado para o futuro, Biden promete união e honestidade | VISÃO CNN *** Em discurso logo após ser empossado como 46º presidente dos Estados Unidos, Joe Biden disse que a democracia prevaleceu e pediu por união e pelo fim da "guerra incivil". *** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guiv1ZcG6J4 *** *** Anvisa autoriza por unanimidade uso emergencial das vacinas Coronovac e de Oxford contra a Covid-19 Pedidos foram feitos por Butantan e Fiocruz e são referentes a 8 milhões de doses importadas. Relatora frisou que não há alternativa de tratamento para prevenir a Covid-19. Butantan terá de assinar termo de compromisso. Por Filipe Matoso e Laís Lis, G1 — Brasília 17/01/2021 14h12 Atualizado há 2 dias *** Anvisa autoriza, por unanimidade, o uso emergencial da CoronaVac e da vacina de Oxford *** A Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa) autorizou neste domingo (17), por unanimidade, o uso emergencial das vacinas Coronavac e da Universidade de Oxford contra a Covid-19. A reunião que discutiu o tema durou cerca de 5 horas. Os diretores acompanharam o voto de Meiruze Freitas, relatora dos pedidos. No caso da Coronavac, a diretora condicionou a aprovação à assinatura de termo de compromisso e publicação em "Diário Oficial". Uma edição extra do "Diário Oficial da União" com o termo de compromisso entre Anvisa e Butantan foi publicada por volta das 22h deste domingo. Ele é assinado pelo diretor-presidente da Anvisa, Antonio Barra Torres, pelo diretor do Butantan, Dimas Covas, e pelo coresponsável técnicos do instituto, Cleber Augusto Gomes. *** Domingo histórico: Anvisa aprova uso emergencial das vacinas Coronavac e de Oxford *** O termo de compromisso prevendo o envio, até o dia 28 de fevereiro, dos resultados sobre a imunogenicidade da CoronaVac foi uma das exigências da relatora do processo para o uso emergencial. A imunogenicidade é a capacidade que uma vacina tem de estimular o sistema imunológico a produzir anticorpos. Ao proclamar o resultado, o diretor-presidente da Anvisa, Antônio Barra Torres, afirmou: "A imunidade com a vacinação leva algum tempo para se estabelecer. Portanto, mesmo vacinado, use máscara, mantenha o distanciamento social e higienize suas mãos. Essas vacinas estão certificadas pela Anvisa, foram analisadas por nós brasileiros por um tempo, o melhor e menor tempo possível. Confie na Anvisa, confie nas vacinas que a Anvisa certificar e quando ela estiver ao seu alcance vá e se vacine." Durante a reunião, a relatora Meiruze Freitas declarou: "Quanto à vacina Coronavac, desenvolvida pelo instituto Butantan, voto pela aprovação temporária do seu uso emergencial condicionada a termo de compromisso e subsequente publicação de seu extrato no DOU. Quanto à vacina solicitada pela Fiocruz, voto pela aprovação temporária de seu uso emergencial referente a 2 milhões de doses", votou a relatora. "Guiada pela ciência e pelos dados, a equipe concluiu que os benefícios conhecidos e potenciais dessas vacinas superam seus riscos. Os servidores vêm trabalhando com dedicação integral e senso de urgência", acrescentou Meiruze Freitas. ¨¨ VÍDEO: Relatora na Anvisa vota a favor do uso emergencial das vacinas CoronoVac e de Oxford *** Segundo Leonardo Filho, estatístico da Anvisa, a eficácia da Coronavac é de 50,4%, em percentual arredondado. Segundo o gerente de Medicamentos, Gustavo Mendes, a eficácia da vacina de Oxford é de 70,42%. Durante apresentação dos dados, Gustavo Mendes informou ainda que a área técnica da Anvisa recomendou a aprovação do uso emergencial das duas vacinas, "condicionada ao monitoramento das incertezas e reavaliação periódica". Mendes também ressaltou que há aumento no número de casos e ausência de alternativas terapêuticas. O pedido sobre a Coronavac foi apresentado em 8 de janeiro pelo Instituto Butantan e é referente a 6 milhões de doses importadas, produzidas pela farmacêutica chinesa Sinovac. O Butantan também desenvolve a vacina no Brasil. O pedido sobre a vacina de Oxford foi apresentado em 8 de janeiro pela Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) e é referente a 2 milhões de doses importadas do laboratório Serum, da Índia, que produz a a vacina desenvolvida pela universidade do Reino Unido e pelo laboratório AstraZeneca. A Fiocruz também desenvolve a vacina no Brasil. O voto da relatora Durante o voto, a relatora destacou que o Brasil responde por 10% das mortes registradas no mundo por Covid-19 e lembrou que não há alternativa terapêutica para combater a doença (veia o vídeo abaixo). “Até o momento não contamos com alternativa terapêutica aprovada para prevenir ou tratar a doença causada pelo novo coronavírus. Assim, compete a cada um de nós, instituições públicas e privadas, sociedade civil e organizada, cidadão, cada um na sua esfera de atuação tomarmos todas as medidas ao nosso alcance para no menor tempo possível diminuir o impacto sobre a vida do nosso país”. *** VÍDEO: Não há alternativa terapêutica para prevenir ou tratar a Covid-19, diz diretora da Anvisa *** Meiruze Freitas afirmou ainda que os benefícios das duas vacinas superam eventuais riscos. "Ressalvadas algumas incertezas ainda existentes pelo estágio de desenvolvimento das vacinas em apreço, os benéficos conhecidos e potenciais das duas candidatas superam os riscos potenciais trazido em cada uma delas. Entretanto, ambas atendem aos critérios de qualidade e segurança para uso emergencial. Faço uma ressalva quanto a Coronavac, que requer dados complementares quanto à imunogenicidade", declarou. Em seu voto, a relatora condicionou o uso emergencial da CoronaVac a um termo de compromisso do Instituto Butantan de enviar até o dia 28 de fevereiro os resultados sobre a imunogenicidade, que é a capacidade que uma vacina tem de estimular o sistema imunológico e produzir anticorpos. A questão da imunogenicidade foi uma das ressalvas levantadas pela área técnica, que afirmou que não foi possível avaliar a quantidade de anticorpos produzidos após a vacina e a duração da imunização. *** VÍDEO: 'O momento é de conscientização, união e trabalho. O inimigo é um só', diz presidente da Anvisa *** Comportamento social No início da reunião deste domingo, o diretor-presidente da Anvisa, Antônio Barra Torres, fez um breve discurso no qual afirmou que, mesmo com o desenvolvimento de vacinas, a vitória sobre o coronavírus passa pela mudança do "comportamento social". "O momento é de conscientização, união e trabalho. O inimigo é um só. A nossa chance, a nossa melhor chance nesta guerra passa, obrigatoriamente, pela mudança de comportamento social, sem a qual, mesmo com vacinas, a vitória não será alcançada", declarou. Desde o início da pandemia, a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), autoridades sanitárias e especialistas recomendam como formas de evitar a disseminação ainda maior do coronavírus o uso de máscara; a higienização das mãos; o distanciamento social; e evitar aglomerações, por exemplo. No Brasil, o presidente Jair Bolsonaro critica o uso de máscara e participa de aglomerações, contrariando as orientações médicas. *** VÍDEO: Gerência-Geral de Medicamentos da Anvisa recomenda a aprovação do uso emergencial da CoronaVac *** Análise da Coronavac O gerente-geral de medicamentos e produtos biológicos da Anvisa, Gustavo Lima Santos, afirmou durante a apresentação que, apesar das incertezas e dados ainda não apresentados pelo Instituto Butantan, a gerência de medicamentos recomenda a aprovação o uso emergencial da CoronaVac. “Tendo em vista o cenário de pandemia, tendo em vista o aumento de número de casos e tendo em vista a ausência de alternativas terapêuticas. A situação que estamos vivendo é uma situação de muita preocupação e muita tensão por conta dos insumos necessários, a gerência-geral recomenda a aprovação do uso emergencial”, afirmou. Santos destacou que a recomendação é para a aprovação seja condicionada ao monitoramento e acompanhamento das incertezas e reavaliação periódica. Durante a reunião, Santos destacou uma série de dados que ainda não foram apresentados para a Anvisa e outros que ainda precisam de mais análises. Entre os dados que não foram apresentados, destacou, está a análise quantitativa da imunogenicidade, que é a capacidade que uma vacina tem de estimular o sistema imunológico e produzir anticorpos. Segundo o gerente de medicamentos, os dados só mostram se houve a produção de anticorpos ou se não houve, mas não detalha a quantidade de anticorpos. “O único apresentado foi de qualitativa, se sim ou se não, e isso não foi considerado adequado para a nossa avaliação de imunogenicidade”, disse. Santos também destacou que os dados apresentados não foram suficientes para permitir uma conclusão sobre o efeito em formas moderadas e graves da doença, já que o número de casos foi muito baixo. *** Gerência de Medicamentos recomenda uso emergencial da vacina de Oxford *** Análise da vacina de Oxford A Gerência-Geral de Medicamentos e Produtos Biológicos da Anvisa também recomendou a aprovação do uso emergencial da vacina de Oxford. Gustavo Lima Santos fez as mesmas ponderações que apresentou ao recomendar a aprovação da Coronavac, destacando o cenário atual da pandemia da Covid-19, o aumento do número de casos e a ausência de alternativas terapêuticas. Santos também destacou que é preciso monitorar as incertezas citadas durante a apresentação, entre elas o fato de que o uso emergencial foi pedido para a vacina produzida pelo Instituto Serum, que tem uma origem diferente da vacina do laboratório da AstraZeneca. "O banco de semente de vírus mestre do Instituto Serum é diferente da AstraZeneca, o que significa que os produtos gerados por esses dois fabricantes têm origem direta diferente, e isso pode constituir produtos diferentes", afirmou. Ele destacou, no entanto, que a empresa alega que as vacinas são comparáveis, mas a Anvisa ainda tem incerteza quanto a isso. Outras dúvidas apresentadas durante a a apresentação referem-se à eficácia da vacina na população com mais de 65 anos e nas formas graves da doença. “Os dados são insuficientes, o que a gente pode afirmar é que existe uma tendência favorável contra as formas graves”, disse. Análise dos pedidos Conforme a Anvisa, os diretores analisam os pareceres elaborados por três áreas técnicas, que somam 50 pessoas. Os pareceres são divididos entre as equipes que atuam em: Registro de medicamentos; Certificação de boas práticas de fabricação; Farmacovigilância de medicamentos (monitoramento do produto no mercado). De acordo com a Anvisa, após a votação da diretoria colegiada, a decisão passa a valer a partir da publicação do resultado e da notificação da entidade que apresentou o pedido. Durante a análise, os diretores vão avaliar os seguintes itens: Qualidade; Boas práticas de fabricação; Estratégias de monitoramento e controle; Resultados provisórios de ensaios clínicos. Ainda de acordo com a agência, quem entrou com o pedido precisa comprovar que a fabricação e a estabilidade do produto garantem a qualidade da vacina. Se aprovado, o imunizante com uso emergencial liberado não pode ser comercializado, somente distribuído no sistema público de saúde. A liberação pode ser revogada pela Anvisa a qualquer momento. Disputas políticas As vacinas também envolvem uma disputa política entre o governador de São Paulo, João Doria, e o presidente Jair Bolsonaro. Em outubro, o presidente chegou a dizer que o governo federal não compraria a Coronavac. No começo de janeiro, porém, o Ministério da Saúde informou assinou um contrato com o Instituto Butantan para adquirir todas as 100 milhões de doses que o órgão produzir. Um avião brasileiro estava previsto para decolar na sexta-feira (15) para a Índia, mas o voo foi adiado por “problemas logísticos internacionais”. O adiamento ocorreu depois que o governo indiano dizer que não poderia dar uma data para a exportação de vacinas produzidas no país. Depois do adiamento do voo, que buscaria as duas milhões de doses, o Ministério da Saúde pediu que o Instituto Butantan entregasse todas as 6 milhões de doses da Coronavac disponíveis. Análise Ouça o episódio do podcast O Assunto sobre a vacinação contra a Covid-19: Disponível em: *** https://g1.globo.com/bemestar/vacina/noticia/2021/01/17/relatora-na-anvisa-vota-a-favor-do-uso-emergencial-das-vacinas-coronovac-e-de-oxford.ghtml *** Acesso em: *** 20/01/2021 *** Trump was talked out of pardoning his kids, GOP lawmakers, report says *** The outgoing president's final batch of pardons is expected later Tuesday. ***

*** US President Donald Trump looks on before signing the pardon for Alice Johnson, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2020. – Trump granted Johnson, a criminal justice reform advocate and former federal prisoner, a full pardon after commuting her sentence in 2018. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) *** By CNN COM | CNN.com Wire Service *** PUBLISHED: January 19, 2021 at 1:22 p.m. | UPDATED: January 19, 2021 at 1:23 p.m. *** By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Pamela Brown | CNN *** President Donald Trump received an unsettling warning on his final Saturday night in the White House. Huddled for a lengthy meeting with his legal advisers, Trump was warned the pardons he once hoped to bestow upon his family and even himself would place him in a legally perilous position, convey the appearance of guilt and potentially make him more vulnerable to reprisals. So, too, was Trump warned that pardons for Republican lawmakers who had sought them for their role in the Capitol insurrection would anger the very Senate Republicans who will determine his fate in an upcoming impeachment trial. ***

*** FILE – In this Oct. 30, 2018, file photo, Ivanka Trump, right, departs Air Force One with Jared Kushner in Coraopolis, Pa. An Associated Press investigation found President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in law stand to benefit from a program they pushed that offers massive tax breaks to developers who invest in downtrodden American areas.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) *** White House counsel Pat Cipollone and another attorney who represented Trump in his first impeachment trial, Eric Herschmann, offered the grave warnings as Trump, his daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner listened. Other lawyers joined by telephone. They all told Trump he should not pardon himself, his family or any GOP lawmakers in a prospective manner unless he was prepared to list specific crimes. Cipollone and former Attorney General William Barr both warned Trump earlier this month they did not believe he should pardon himself, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN last week. Barr conveyed this position to Trump before resigning last month, sources say. Trump continued to bring the matter up in the ensuing days, even after officials believed the issue was resolved. But the sobering meeting on Saturday evening at the White House seemed to put the idea to rest. While Trump often discards advice he doesn’t agree with — particularly coming from Cipollone, with whom he has a fractured relationship — the message Saturday resonated. The conversation spooked Trump in a way few others have, a person familiar with his reaction told CNN. *** Now, Trump will leave office muted and disheartened at being unable to wield the power he has cherished most while president. Boxed in by his own actions that helped spark the riots at the Capitol, Trump finds himself constrained in a way he mostly avoided for his entire tenure. His final batch of pardons, due later Tuesday, is expected to contain few of the controversial or outlandish criminals that have characterized his earlier use of his clemency powers. Trump could still change his mind, and retains his sweeping clemency powers until noon on Wednesday. The President continues to bring up pardons that aides one thought were off the table, including for former strategist Steve Bannon, leading to general uncertainty about whether Trump will continue adhering to his lawyers’ advice. But White House officials and others familiar with the matter describe a muted President, concerned about his pending impeachment trial and swirling legal problems, who was talked out of his long-discussed notions following the Capitol insurrection. Several Republican lawmakers who are alleged to have been involved in the rally that preceded the deadly riot on the US Capitol have sought clemency from Trump before he leaves office, but after meeting with his legal advisers for several hours on Saturday, the President decided he would not grant them, according to two people familiar with his plans. The fear of legal exposure is not limited to Republicans who promoted or spoke at the rally, including Reps. Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks and Paul Gosar. Those who participated, organized and fundraised for it are also concerned, sources told CNN, including his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, who both spoke at the rally. Top figures associated with the groups that helped organize it — including Women for America First and Turning Point Action, the political action committee arm of Turning Point USA — have also voiced private concern about legal repercussions, a person familiar tells CNN. Several of Trump’s closest advisers have also urged him not to grant clemency to anyone who breached the US Capitol, despite Trump’s initial stance that those involved had done nothing wrong. As CNN has previously reported, one of the top organizers of the movement that aimed to overturn the election results claimed he worked closely with Republican congressmen. Ali Alexander, a leader of the “Stop the Steal” group, said in several livestream videos he planned the rally with Gosar of Arizona, Brooks of Alabama and Biggs of Arizona. The idea of pardoning himself has captivated Trump nearly the entire span of his presidency. He viewed the prospect as a unilateral magic wand he believed could ease his legal troubles, if not make them disappear entirely. Almost as alluring: preemptive clemency for members of his family, who Trump has long bemoaned were being unfairly targeted by his enemies. Rendering them immune from retribution seemed like a raised middle finger to his detractors. The legal standing of either move was questionable, and Cipollone had been “direct and strong” that a self-pardon was unlikely to hold up in court, a person familiar with the matter said. Internally, one of Cipollone’s legacy items is believed to be whether he dissuades Trump from pardoning himself. Others appealed to Trump by warning he should be more concerned about the effect it would have his legacy, not the legal standing of the pardons. The decision to not pardon any Republican lawmakers or his family members was a last minute one. After initially defending the idea that he may pardon himself or his family members out of concern they would be targeted once he’s out of office, Trump decided Saturday night that he would not pardon anyone in his family or himself. Trump agreed with the attorneys and other advisers that doing so would increase the appearance of guilt and could make them more vulnerable, but was disappointed at the outcome, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump, according to people he’d spoken to, appeared more taken with the message of unchecked power it might send to his naysayers than actual protection from liability. His pardon power was among his favorite perks of the job. Trump will depart office facing significant legal questions that only escalated during his final days in office. His phone call to Georgia’s secretary of state urging him to “find” votes and his speech encouraging his crowd to “show strength” in their march to the Capitol have both put him under a legal microscope. The new possible criminal exposure comes on top of ongoing New York state investigations into the President’s finances and multiple defamation lawsuits related to Trump denying sexual assault accusations by women. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has a broad criminal investigation looking into allegations of insurance fraud and tax fraud. The New York attorney general has a civil investigation into whether the Trump Organization improperly inflated the value of its assets. The sizable legal store the President now enters provided the looming backdrop to his ongoing discussion of pardons, which began in earnest last year. Over the past weeks, Trump has discussed pardons incessantly with associates, often asking if people who had not been accused of any crime wanted one before he left office. The discussions unnerved some aides, who did not believe they were in line for prosecution. Even as recently as Monday, with hours remaining in his presidency, Trump appeared fixated on pardons. *** RELATED ARTICLES *** Trump, in a farewell video, nods to Biden presidency without naming him *** U.S. coronavirus deaths top 400,000 as Trump leaves office *** McConnell: Trump ‘fed lies’ to the crowd about election *** Biden has set sky-high expectations. Can he meet them? *** Joe Biden’s COVID team is nervous about what the Trump team hasn’t told them *** While he was considering preemptive pardons for his children and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, a source close to the process said those are no longer expected. Bannon, who has been indicted on fraud charges, is also not expected to receive a pardon on Tuesday, the source said. Trump is also not expected to pardon Edward Snowden or Julian Assange, whose roles in revealing US secrets infuriated official Washington. While he had once entertained the idea, Trump decided against it because he did not want to anger Senate Republicans who will soon determine whether he’s convicted during his Senate trial. Multiple GOP lawmakers had sent messages through aides that they felt strongly about not granting clemency to Assange or Snowden. *** As he departs office, Trump has expressed real concern that Republicans could turn on him. A conviction in the Senate impeachment trial would limit his future political activities and strip him of some of the government perks of being an ex-president. Trump is less worried about being barred from running from office again, and more concerned with the optics of being convicted by the Senate, people familiar with the matter said. *** Disponível em: *** https://www.ocregister.com/2021/01/19/trump-was-talked-out-of-pardoning-his-kids-gop-lawmakers-report-says/ *** Acesso em: *** 20/01/2021