The Trump plan seems to be to pardon everybody who gets caught.
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But that only works if Trump is still in a position to pardon those people when the investigation and any criminal proceedings conclude.
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Mike Pence may not feel the same way.
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It might not be Mike pence, either.
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It also only works if it isn't unconstitutional for a President to pardon people who are not at arm's length from the President's own activities.
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That has never been tested in court, and as a basic principle, using the pardon power as a means of obstructing justice in respect of your own wrongdoings or abuse of power might be a bridge too far for any judge nurtured in a system built on the rule of law.
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Whatever else may be said, no commentator has yet suggested that Robert Mueller is anything other than painstakingly methodical.
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We'll see what happens.