<<”They want DeSantis to say he’d give a pardon to trump”
Absolutely! And with good reason! OF COURSE Trump should be pardoned if he’s convicted of crimes which he didn’t commit - which is what’s on the verge of happening. And OF COURSE, it’s a real possibility that Trump could be sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison FOR CRIMES HE DIDN’T COMMIT.
So DeSantis needs to say he would pardon Trump under those circumstances. But it’s not enough. He needs to address the problem of weaponized government honestly and unequivocally, which he’s not doing if he’s unwilling to acknowledge that it’s being used against a political rival of his.
So far, DeSantis message has been that he’s against weaponized government - unless it’s being applied to his political opposition. In other words, he’s not really against it.
Trump can pardon himself. It’s pretty likely trumps going to try for a third time. We’ll see what happens.