Pardons by Trump, Biden reveal wobbly faith in US criminal justice system

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The clemency grants by departing President Joe Biden and new President Donald Trump one benefiting uncharged people not accused of wrongdoing, the other aiding rioters convicted of violent felonies are vastly different in scope, impact and their meaning for the rule of law.

But the remarkable flex of executive authority in a 12-hour span also shows the men's deeply rooted suspicion of one another, with both signalling to their supporters that the tall pillars of the criminal justice system facts, evidence and law could not be trusted as foundational principles in each other's administrations.

A day that began with the outgoing president's pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president's pardon of supporters who violently stormed the US Capitol four years ago.