A presidential pardon is a delicious consideration. It is a father’s love for his wayward son who is an apple found at the trunk of the tree from which it fell.
Maybe the Deep State will manage it this way: Have Brandon tell Hunter to go ahead and don't fight the conviction, with a promise that Daddy will issue a presidential pardon as soon as he's sentenced.
Hunter goes ahead, gets convicted and sentenced! But then POOF! Daddy's removed from the office as the Deep State goes ahead with the 25th Amendment.
