WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a preemptive move that would be a novel and risky use of the president’s extraordinary constitutional power.

Senior aides to Joe Biden are discussing potential preemptive pardons for individuals they fear Trump could target in his next White House.

The most famous preemptive pardon is likely Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon after he resigned the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

Outgoing President Joe Biden is said to be considering preemptive pardons for a number of officials and allies who could be targeted by Donald Trump when he takes up the presidency next month. Historically,

The outgoing president is reported to be weighing up ways to protect those the new administration may go after.