BREAKING NEWS: Trump will leave the White House at ‘8am Wednesday’ after ‘issuing 100 pardons’: Aides send out invites to ‘departure event’ as president prepares to ‘grant clemency to white-collar criminals and high-profile rappers’
Donald Trump is reportedly set to leave the White House for Florida at 8am on Wednesday – the morning of Joe Biden’s inauguration.
The outgoing president is due to hold a farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, before his departure from the nation’s capital, two sources told USA Today.
White House aides have reportedly sent out invitations for the event, with guests instructed to arrive between 6am and 7:15am.
Specific details regarding the ceremony are said to still be under consideration, but it may include a a color guard and 21-gun salute.
Attendees are permitted to bring up to five guests but have been instructed to wear masks throughout, Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs reported.
For his final full day in office on Tuesday, Trump is reportedly gearing up to issue around 100 pardons and commutations to white collar criminals, high-profile rappers, among a number of others.
So far, the list of recipients for clemency actions does not include Trump himself, CNN reported.
This is a developing story…