President Donald Trump prepares to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on his final day in office on Tuesday. According to the three references familiar with the subject, a batch of clemency moves includes white-collar criminals, high-profile rappers, and others. But these time clemency actions are not expected to have Mr. Trump himself.

Donald Trump presented little interest in DOJ’s Pardon Attorney system for assessing the presidential clemency requests. On the contrary, petitioners are proceeding towards the White House directly. The petitioners are calling and emailing Jared Kushner (senior adviser) or Pat Cipollone (White House counsel).

Mr. Trump has selected to pardon so far fall along predictable lines. The chosen people include Michael Flynn, who remained loyal to him through their legal troubles and associates such as Roger Stone. Further inclusions involve criminals with friendly or familial ties to the administration, such as Jared Kushner’s father, Charles. Moreover, celebrities or people connected to celebrities, such as Rod Blagojevich, might get pardoned. Also, those people whose cause was elevated by conservative media, such as Blackwater security guards who murdered Iraqi civilians.

Mr. Trump has pardoned or reduced the sentences of several people serving lengthy prison terms for minor offenses, like Alice Johnson’s speaking at the Republican National Convention.

The pardon record set by Donald Trump has broken with historical norms. Many of the high-profile offenders he has pardoned have shown little contrition or remorse for their crimes. However, few have claimed they were wrongfully convicted.

The final batch of clemency arrangements is expected to comprise a mix of criminal justice reform-minded pardons. The pardon list might include high-profile rappers, white-collar criminals, and a prominent eye-doctor from Palm Beach, Florida, who is in prison after convicted on dozens of health care fraud.

The 11th-Hour batch of Clemency Keeping with Presidential Tradition

Many pardon requests were reached during the President’s final days in office from allies hoping to take advantage of their loyalty to Mr. Trump. On Sunday, the New York Times stated some of those people were getting paid more than 20000 dollars to lobby on behalf of criminals hoping for pardons.

Former US President Barack Obama pardoned the sentences of 330 people on the day before he left office. It was a record that went mostly to low-level drug offenders serving mandatory sentences.

Moreover, President George W. Bush (43rd President) was thriftier with his pardons’ use. He also commuted two border-agents sentences as he departed the office (Mr. Trump later pardoned them).

In the Decision Points, Bush wrote that one of the prime surprises of his presidency was the crush of pardon requests at the end. He could not believe the number of people who pulled him aside to suggest that a former colleague deserved a pardon. Firstly, he got frustrated, but afterward, he was sickened.

George W. Bush told Obama in their shared limo ride to Capitol for Barack Obama’s swearing-in to develop a pardon-policy early on and stick to it.

In 2000, President Bill Clinton drafted scrutiny for his pardons and commutations of 140 people on Inauguration Day. Clinton’s clemency batch included high-profile political supporters such as Marc Rich, his half-brother Roger Clinton and Patty Hearst.

President George H.W. Bush (41st president) pardoned twelve people a day before leaving the office. President Ronald Reagan pardoned about 25 individuals during the final days of his presidency. Moreover, President Jimmy Carter (39th president) forgave Pete Yarrow for an offense with a 14-year-old girl.