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Donald Trump 'considering pardoning himself before being booted out of White House'

Pro-Trump protesters clash with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. [Reuters]

The outgoing leader is said to have suggested to aides he would like to pardon himself, in what would be an historic first in United States political history

Donald Trump is reported to be considering pardoning himself before leaving the White House in a fortnight.

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