The Wall Street Journal, based on associates of the outgoing US president, states that Trump is considering a government alternative • This is against the backdrop of criticism from Republican officials • Meanwhile, Trump has decided to pardon his former senior adviser Steve Bannon
Just before the end of his term, Donald Trump is considering forming a party to be called the "Patriots Party", the Wall Street Journal reported tonight (Wednesday), relying on associates of the outgoing US president.
The timing of the move - two weeks after the riots on Capitol Hill, prompted elements within the Republican Party to criticize Trump's conduct and claim he incited his supporters.
Trump in a farewell speech, yesterday // From the White House YouTube channel
Mitch McConnell, the Republican majority leader in the Senate, said yesterday that the rioters on Capitol Hill were "fed up with lies" and "instigated by the president and other powerful people who tried to use fear and violence in an attempt to" stop and revoke congressional approval for Democrat Joe Biden's victory. "
Meanwhile, Trump decided to pardon his former top adviser Steve Bannon, just before leaving the White House.
A few months ago, Bannon was arrested and charged when federal prosecutors in New York accused him and three others of more than $ 1 million in donor fraud, as part of a campaign to raise donations from Trump supporters to build the wall on the border with Mexico.
Officials stressed to CNN that Trump's decision is not yet final until he signs the pardon documents.
Bannon, a key figure on the American right, served as an adviser on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and is considered one of the architects of victory, and a senior associate of Trump.
In August 2017, he was fired and his relationship with the president deteriorated.
"Bannon has nothing to do with my presidency. When he was fired he not only lost his job but also his sanity," Trump said in January 2018.
