1 outlets · filed 1 October 2026
Trump says he’d consider pardoning administration officials before he leaves office
The president referred to pre-emptive pardons President Joe Biden issued on his last day in office to people Trump had threatened.
What the coverage shows
NBC News and ABC News both lead with Trump’s openness to pardoning administration members before leaving office, and both extracts frame the remarks as a consideration of pre-emptive pardons rather than a completed action. NBC stays close to the interview itself, while ABC adds the angle that the comments could create a powerful incentive for loyalty in the White House.
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