On Inauguration Day, both the outgoing and incoming US presidents issued controversial pardons that stretched power to new limits.
Joe Biden pardoned family members in advance, while Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 people accused of crimes related to the riots at the US Capitol.
The BBC’s analysis editor Ros Atkins examines how both cited “politically motivated prosecutions” to explain their actions – and why this challenges trust in the justice system going forward.
