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Having grudgingly green-lit the peaceful transfer of power, President Donald Trump is now perfectly poised to proceed with a parade of pardons. Trump has already commuted the sentence of his informal adviser Roger Stone. But what about Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who is still in home confinement serving out his prison sentence? Even more to the point, what about Trump himself? Trump has repeatedly asked aides about pardons for himself and his family members--and whether he could issue them preemptively. CNN reports the question of self-pardoning may be moot. If Trump faces any criminal charges, they'll be at the state level, not federal. US Presidents are not immune from any state charges.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attend an official lunch and exchange gifts, on the last day of Macron's three-day visit to Brazil. IMAGES
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron sign bilateral agreements before speaking to the press. IMAGES
President Lula welcomes Emmanuel Macron to the Planalto palace in Brasilia, as the French president concludes a three-day state visit to Brazil on a more political note, with the focus on his disagreement with his Brazilian counterpart over Ukraine. IMAGES TO COMPLETE 34MQ8ZP_EN
On the last day of the French President's state visit to Brazil, Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met for a bilateral meeting at the presidential palace in Brasilia. More political subjects will be discussed, such as their disagreement over the war in Ukraine. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva review Brazilian Navy troops as they arrive for the launch ceremony of the third in a series of four French-designed conventionally powered submarines. IMAGES