US inauguration: Rudy Giuliani, Joe Exotic, Ivanka Trump miss out on Trump's pardons

In his final act as President, Donald Trump has dropped his list of 143 pardons - snubbing some of his greatest allies in the process. 

Donald Trump has completed one of his last acts as leader of the United States. After days of rumours, the 74-year-old finally released the full list of Americans who will be granted a presidential pardon. 

 

 

And while the outgoing President has granted clemency to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70, some of his greatest allies were noticeably missing from the list. 

Mr Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, "Tiger King" Joe Exotic, Wikileaks' Julian Assange and Mr Trump's three eldest children - Eric, Ivanka and Donald Jr - were all rumoured to receive a pardon, but are nowhere to be found. 

Some speculated that Mr Trump would also pardon himself - an act he evidently chose not to follow through with. 

One of the biggest names on the list is Mr Trump’s influential former adviser Steve Bannon, who was yet to stand trial on charges related to border wall fundraising.

Meanwhile, Mr Trump‘s plans for a big farewell have suffered a killer blow after Vice President Mike Pence revealed he would not be attending — and is instead going to Joe Biden’s gig.

Mr Pence revealed his schedule for tomorrow, and there is no mention of Mr Trump's ceremony. Mr Trump's departure is three hours before the inauguration, making it difficult for Mr Pence to attend both.

And Mr Pence has instead opted for the swearing-in of Mr Biden instead of the formal goodbye to his boss.

Mr Trump has also delivered his farewell address to the American people, highlighting his administration's achievements and promising his political movement will continue.

"As I prepare to hand power over to a new administration at noon on Wednesday, I want you to know that the movement we started is only just beginning. There's never been anything like it," Mr Trump said in the speech, which was posted online at 4pm eastern time.

"The belief that a nation must serve its citizens will not dwindle, but instead only grow stronger by the day. As long as the American people hold in their hearts deep and devoted love of country, then there is nothing that this nation cannot achieve."

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