How could he win by doing that? It would PROVE he did it to silence them because they could testify against him. You aren't supposed to pardon anyone who can testify against you. It is not the honorable thing to do. Oh. Wait. I forgot about whom I was speaking. Honorable is never a consideration. Strike that. Fuggeddaboutit! So super don was always gonna be boxed in vis a vis pardoning canaries who could sing about him. SIGH. That's not fair is it? What's the point of being president if you can't always have your way and protect your a**?
