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