Politico reports that President Donald Trump is considering pardoning as many as 20 close associates before he leaves office in January.<br />Who would he pardon?<br />According to Business insider they include his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as well as his three eldest children, as The New York Times previously reported.<br />However, the president is said to be concerned about whether the preemptive pardons could look like a public admission of guilt.<br />Trump and his allies will face a slew of civil and criminal investigations on a federal and state level once he leaves office in January.<br />The pardon power does not apply to state offenses.
