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Politico article headlined Trump weighing a pardon for Steve Bannon. The start of the article suggests that some actually were expected some action on the clemency front last night:
President Donald Trump is considering granting a pardon to Steve Bannon, his former White House chief strategist and top campaign aide, who was charged with swindling donors to a private crowdsourcing effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The potential pardon would follow a wave of reprieves the president has recently granted to political allies who have been convicted, charged or reportedly under federal investigation. Two additional batches of pardons are expected one on Friday night and one Wednesday morning before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office, according to one of the people.