Regardless of the outcome, the optics are bad on all levels. If they truly are guilty of something, it's an insane abuse of power. If they are not, and the moti

Regardless of the outcome, the optics are bad on all levels. If they truly are guilty of something, it's an insane abuse of power. If they are not, and the motive is legitimate, it speaks to the overwhelming decline of the US justice system. If everyone assumes the DoJ is now a political weapon, we've essentially greenlit these types of pardons as the new status quo.