The transition to power is when the most intense lobbying efforts to enjoy the amnesty from the coming president.

When US President Donald Trump announced amnesty to Michael T. Flynn, who has admitted to perjury to the FBI, it conveyed more messages than merely cleaning up.

Among those seeking amnesty are two former Trump campaign advisers, Rick Gates and George Papadopoulos.

But lawyers and others with links to the White House predict that President Trump will use his powers to "rescue" allies not involved in the Russian election meddling investigation,

Alan Dershowitz, a law professor who represented Trump during the impeachment investigation last year, recently discussed the amnesty process with the White House.

Each presidential term is about to end when the amnesty lobby begins to be accelerated.

The relatively large number of people in President Trump's circle of connections in trouble with the law have also made the question of amnesty especially noticeable.

Flynn has faced a long battle to justify himself, although he has admitted lying to FBI investigators about his contacts with the Russian ambassador during a presidential transition.

The Justice Department in the spring withdrew the charges against Flynn, but his case remained in court.

In addition to Flynn, Gates and Papadopoulos, the convictions of Trump aides and associates included former lawyer Michael D. Cohen, a former counselor and longtime friend Roger J. Stone Jr.

Other faces in Trump's relationship circle about to face federal accusations include former strategist Stephen K. Bannon, who was indicted in August on charges of defrauding donors for money.

"The president knows best that any of us, who have worked for him, are suffering. I hope he can take that into consideration when making any amnesty decisions,"

Amnesty seekers and their representatives said in interviews that they were waiting for Trump to accept defeat, or at least signal him to begin accepting the fact that the presidency was coming to an end,

"As long as they are fighting in court and the electoral college has not voted, it is still too early," attorney Bud Cummins said.

Cummins said "a lot of people" came to him for help asking for pardon from President Trump, but Cummins refused to reveal the names of these people.

Amnesty waiters and their allies are also discussing a range of strategies to win the President's favor, such as highlighting donations to him or hiring attorneys or lobbyists deemed close.

Gates published a book last month accusing special counsel Robert Mueller's team of using impure tactics to attack President Trump and his allies.

Papadopoulos, who has confessed perjury to the FBI and sentenced to 12 days in prison, has also regularly publicly expressed support for President Trump.

In an interview, Papadopoulos said his support for President Trump did not stem from a desire for parole but he still hopes it will happen.

"Of course I would be very honored to be pardoned," Papadopoulos said.