Politics of the United States

US: Trump Pardons Some of His Close Associates in His Last Days as President

US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former campaign manager Paul Manafort, ex-adviser Roger Stone and the father of Mr Trump's son-in-law.

Mr Manafort was convicted in 2018 in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.

Mr Trump had previously commuted the prison sentence of Mr Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress.

Donald Trump and George W. Bush

Donald Trump appears to be doing everything he can to fan the flames of anger with his threats of "shooting" and "vicious dogs." It is basically the same attitude he took to the coronavirus crisis, going as far as saying that having the highest number of infections in the world was a "badge of honor."

Trump Threatens to Deploy the US MiIitary if "Violent Protests" Continue

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to deploy the military if states failed to quickly quell the violent protests that have gripped the nation for six days, hours after the brother of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody, called for peace. 

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