Politics

Trump’s final pardons have been published – our 17 favourite reactions

Oonagh Keating. Updated January 20th, 2021

He may have broken with tradition – and manners – by refusing to attend the inauguration of his successor, but Loser-in-Chief, Donald Trump, has made full use of the power to pardon people as he leaves office.

Ahead of any announcements, Trump’s niece, Mary, issued a warning.

Good advice.

Perhaps the most high-profile name on his list was his former adviser, Steve Bannon, who had yet to face trial over allegations of a $1 million fraud – and now won’t do so.

Notable by their absence from the list were the Tiger King, Joe Exotic – whose supporters had a limousine on standby – and Ghislaine Maxwell, whom Trump wished well, but clearly not that well.

Neither Trump’s lawyer nor any of his children received a pre-emptive pardon for charges thay may face – as far as we know – and the Capitol Hill rioters’ pleas, thankfully, came to nothing.

Twitter had started getting its pardon jokes in nice and early.

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