After Trump began his second term, he immediately started exercising his pardon power. He first pardoned approximately 1,500 criminal defendants who had been charged for the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and then issued more pardons or commutations almost every month thereafter. By the end of May, he had signed 73 pardons, which he once called "a great thing." However, after May, the pardon actions suddenly stopped. According to insiders, senior officials in the White House began to worry that external individuals were trying to profit from the pardon process, so they suspended the process of having Trump sign pardons in order to gain more control over related matters. Another reason was that Trump was too busy. According to a senior White House official, Chief of Staff Meadows was responsible for reviewing pardons. After seeing media reports that some lobbyists and advisors were selling "access to Trump's pardon power" at high prices, she strongly opposed such attempts and tightened the approval procedures, keeping distance from those trying to profit through influence trading. Although hiring lobbyists on the issue of pardons is not illegal, Meadows believed it would create a negative impression for the White House. She clearly communicated to the public that no one would be tolerated from profiting from the pardon process.
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