Just because a pardon can technically be signed quickly and unilaterally doesn't mean that it's pragmatic or wise to do so. As people have pointed out, there's

Just because a pardon can technically be signed quickly and unilaterally doesn't mean that it's pragmatic or wise to do so. As people have pointed out, there's nuances and technicalities, e.g. not applying to undocumented immigrants, that were likely researched and internally debated to limit unforeseen unintended consequences. And of course, pardons still cost political capital. We all saw how much Biden's people struggled with covid response and getting bills passed -- all of that would be worse if there were fallout from a problematic mass pardon