Donald Trump is reportedly set to leave the White House and fly out of DC before 8am on Wednesday after issuing around 100 pardons to white-collar criminals, high-profile rappers and a jailed Florida eye-doctor, according to reports.
The outgoing president is due to hold a farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, on the morning of Joe Biden’s inauguration. He will then depart the nation’s capital on Air Force One and head to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida before his successor is sworn in.
White House aides have reportedly sent out invitations for the event, with guests instructed to arrive between 6am and 7:15am. Specific details regarding the ceremony are said to still be under consideration, but it may include a color guard and 21-gun salute.
Attendees are permitted to bring up to five guests but have been instructed to wear masks throughout, Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs reported.
For his final full day in office on Tuesday, Trump is also reportedly gearing up to issue around 100 pardons and commutations after weeks of speculation.
A rumored recipient of one of the clemency actions is Dr. Salomon Melgen, an eye doctor from Palm Beach who was imprisoned in 2018 after being convicted on dozens of counts of health care fraud.
So far, Trump has reportedly made no plans to pardon himself or his children, CNN reported. The White House reportedly held a meeting Sunday to finalize the list of pardons, according to two sources.
Trump had previously issued a number of pardons in the lead up to Christmas, but allegedly put them on pause in the days before and after the riots at the US Capitol on January 6.
The outgoing president (pictured January 6) is due to hold a farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, on the morning of Joe Biden’s inauguration. He will then depart the nation’s capital on Air Force One and head to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida
Moving trucks are pictured on West Executive Avenue between the West Wing of the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Sunday
A rumored recipient of one of the clemency actions is Dr. Salomon Melgen (pictured in 2013), a prominent eye doctor from Palm Beach who was imprisoned in 2018 after being convicted on dozens of counts of health care fraud
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