President Donald Trump still refuses to concede the 2020 election, and he probably never will, but his administration has been taking steps that seem to indicate their willingness to accept what’s coming.
Recently, the General Services Administration signed off on the paperwork that would allow Joe Biden to begin his transition into the role of President.
Now, with only a few weeks left in Trump’s first term, it looks as though the President is getting ready to issue a monumental pardon.
President Trump has told confidants he plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions tell Axios.
Behind the scenes: Sources with direct knowledge of the discussions said Flynn will be part of a series of pardons that Trump issues between now and when he leaves office.
The big picture: Flynn’s pardon would be the culmination of a four-year political and legal saga that began with the FBI’s investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government in the 2016 election.
The move would suggest that the President is expecting to lose his pardon power in the following weeks, and could be another indication of his acceptance of the 2020 results.
Flynn is seen by many Trump supporters as a bit of a martyr, having been one of the most eagerly pursued targets during the “RussiaGate” scandle.
