On Inauguration Day, both outgoing and incoming U.S. presidents issued controversial pardons that expanded power to new limits.
Joe Biden granted a preemptive pardon to his family members, while Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 people accused of crimes related to the riot at the US Capitol.
Ros Atkins, BBC analysis editor, examines how both cited “politically motivated prosecutions” to explain their actions – and why this poses a challenge to trust in the justice system in the future.