The US president has been criticised by Republicans after pardoning his son over federal gun and tax charges
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President-elect Donald Trump – as we reported in our post at 9.52am GMT – responded angrily to Joe Biden’s pardon.
But he himself pardoned several allies and friends in own final days in office among the 70 people granted clemency in 2021.