President Trump. Erin Schaff - Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump is considering preemptively pardoning as many as 20 close associates before he leaves office in January, Politico reported on Thursday. They include his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as well as his three eldest children, as The New York Times previously reported. However, the president is said to be concerned about whether the preemptive pardons could look like a public admission of guilt. Trump and his allies will face a slew of civil and criminal investigations on a federal and state level once he leaves office in January, and the pardon power does not apply to state offenses. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President Donald Trump is weighing issuing preemptive pardons to as many as 20 close associates, Politico reported on Thursday.The New York Times reported earlier this week that among those people are Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, as well as his three eldest children - Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric - and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.That said, Trump is concerned about whether issuing the pardons would look like an admission of guilt, Politico's report said.

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