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15 Jan, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Trump’s last days in the White House have been marked by rage and turmoil, multiple sources said. He watched some of the impeachment debate on TV and grew angry at the Republican defections, a source familiar with the situation said reut.rs/39CVmSv
Trump has suffered a sudden rupture with his vice president, the departure of senior advisers, his abandonment by a small number of Republican lawmakers, the loss of his cherished Twitter megaphone, and a rush by corporations to distance themselves from him and his businesses
.@Reuters spoke to more than a dozen Trump administration officials with a window into the closing act of his presidency. They described a shrinking circle of loyal aides who are struggling to contain an increasingly fretful, angry and isolated president
Even as Trump has spent time venting to aides and confidantes, one tangible issue he has been focused on is how to apply his power to pardon before his term ends, three White House sources said
The biggest question is whether he will issue an unprecedented pardon to himself, in addition to family members, before leaving office. Trump has not publicly signaled his intention to take a step that some legal analysts say could be unlawful
Here's a closer look inside Trump’s final days, as aides struggle to contain an angry and isolated president reut.rs/39CVmSv by @steveholland1 @jeffmason1 @mattspetalnick and @andrea_shalal

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