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I am convinced trump has people think of ways to circumvent all of Biden's pardons.
So I wouldn't be surprised if he at some point goes after them all of a sudden.
Perhaps he awaits Biden's passing and then declares them all void.
You’re probably right, but that should give everyone around Trump who wants or needs a pardon pause. Because if Trump can overturn Biden’s pardons, a future President can overturn Trump’s.
And it’s not wise for them to assume that a friendly President will be in power for the entire lifetime of everyone in the current administration. Even if they solidify power for a while, we’ve seen time and time again across history that it will eventually end.
They have nothing to fear. There is absolutely zero chance of a future Democrat prosecuting any Trump officials. The MO of any Democrat elected after Trump will be to 1) Declare that it's time to "move on." 2) Immediately fill their cabinet with Wall Street bankers.
You may well be correct. However, I do think there will be an appetite for justice after all this is over, and I don’t think it’s a foregone conclusion that a future administration would go back and look at people from the current administration.
It’ll all come down to who’s making the decisions at that time, and whether the political calculus works out one way or another. I think it’s too early to speculate as to what an administration that is 3+ years in the future would do.