WASHINGTON — Fully aware that an effort by some Republicans in Congress to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory cannot succeed, top advisers to Donald Trump are urging him to use his final weeks in office to polish his legacy and preserve his political options.
They are pushing through pardons, rewarding campaign loyalists and plotting events to highlight the outgoing administration’s record on the economy.
Trump himself has vaulted back into the spotlight, criticizing the $2.3 trillion economic relief and budget package Congress passed overwhelmingly on Sunday as bloated and not providing enough help for people in need and vetoing a major defense bill.
