The pardons have been issued to protect several critics of US President-elect Donald Trump, including former Republican Representative Liz Cheney, whom Trump has pledged retribution against.
Peter Navarro, US former President Donald Trump's trade advisor, has been convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the White House committee investigating the US Capitol attack that took place on January 6, 2021.
The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection voted to approve the referral of multiple criminal charges against former US president Donald Trump, reported CNN.