The US' 250th Independence Day celebrations on July 4 have come and gone, and a purported plan for US President Donald Trump to grant 250 pardons does not appear to have materialised.

As of 2am today in Washington DC, only 11 people have been pardoned by Trump - and fugitive financier Low Taek Jho is not among them.

The 11, who were pardoned on Friday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, are...