Bangladesh, Jan. 20 -- Has President Donald Trump also pardoned Julian Assange? Although his name is not in the list, according to prosecutors and scholars, the President can issue "secret" pardons without notifying Congress of the public. However, according to the publicly available list, Trump has pardoned his former senior adviser Steve Bannon, among scores of others including rappers, financiers and former members of Congress in the final hours of his presidency.

Among the 73 people pardoned was Elliott Broidy, a leading former fundraiser for Trump who has admitted illegally lobbying the US government to drop its inquiry into the Malaysia 1MDB corruption scandal and to deport an exiled Chinese billionaire. Also on the list was Ken Ku...