It's perfectly normal & expected for all presidents to issue pardons in their last few days in office.
He's just keeping the tradition going for optics sake; to make it LOOK like he is leaving, and simply taking advantage of the fact he's basically expected to do this.
JMO:
Optics.
It's perfectly normal & expected for all presidents to issue pardons in their last few days in office.
He's just keeping the tradition going for optics sake; to make it LOOK like he is leaving, and simply taking advantage of the fact he's basically expected to do this.