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Pardons should go away.
Exactly .... why bother with a complicated justice system when one person can step in to ignore the entire process. The fact that one individual can pardon others means that it is an incomplete and flawed system.
It was originally created as a check / balance. But now that the legislature is completely neutered to hold the executive branch accountable, and the supreme court has made itself subservient to the executive, we're just... You know... Fucked.
They can only ignore it in one direction
I think the presidential office should go away. It's too much power for one man in our modern world.
Can my family and I get a pardon too while you're at it, Mr. President? You know something that's about to go down that we don't?
He knows what the majority of people aren't ready to accept, which is that we've functionally become a dictatorship for at least the next 2 years. Republicans have already proven they'll harm any family they can reach with the "conversation" about whether Jill should be allowed to be called a Dr. since she has a PhD and not an MD. The charging and excessive sentencing of Hunter. Not to mention those who stand for justice like Letitia or Fani.
My issue is this makes it quite likely that in the possibility of a return to democratic control in 2028 that Trump will pardon his families and friends actual crimes since the precedent has been set (Though he'd probably do so anyway at least for Ivanka).
How come ole Joe didn't pardon all the democrats in America if we wanted to save people from the wrath of Trump? He had the constitutional power to do it after all...
He's been clear that he never wanted to drop out of the race, he probably isn't too happy with Democrats either
Frankly I don't see any real indication it'll matter. If Trump thinks lynching someone will make him more popular he'll do it.