Reply #4: Not gonna pardon anyone right away [View All]

[onenote]

First of all, he's not going to "pardon" himself because he isn't going to be indicted. You can bet the world on that.

Second, whether there is one indictee or 22, he's not going to pardon anyone at this stage. Pardoning them now would create a political firestorm that the repugs couldn't withstand, both in terms of subverting the judicial process and in terms of implying that everyone's guilty.

If -- and its an enormous if -- trials are held and convictions are obtained -- before he leaves office, he might pardon folks as he walks out the door (i.e. after the 2008 elections). Not a minute sooner.

onenote