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On Inauguration Day, the US president and incoming US presidents issued controversial pardons that stretched power to new limits.
Joe Biden granted preliminary pardons to family members, while Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 people accused of crimes related to the incident in the US Capitol.
The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how both cited “politically motivated accusations” to explain their actions, and why this is a challenge to trust in the justice system going forward.
