I agree with you that we do not know the facts and that massive conspiracy is unlikely. I also agree that the threat of impeachment, at this point, is a political trick. However, I really have very little faith in the justice system and it is entirely possible that politics heavily influenced the prosecution and the rules of evidence in this case. Calling for a presidential pardon to follow a complete review does not equal "tossing the Constitution overboard."
After living through the Rodney King riots and the OJ Simpson fiasco here in Los Angeles, I also have very little faith in the justice system.
...it is entirely possible that politics heavily influenced the prosecution and the rules of evidence in this case
Yes, it's possible. Maybe it even happened. I don't know. But I ask why all of this power supposedly came down on these two men.
Calling for a presidential pardon to follow a complete review does not equal "tossing the Constitution overboard."
True, and that's not my argument. However, asking for this or any President to interfere in a judicial proceeding (appeal) that has not reached its conclusion, and threatening him with impeachment if the men are harmed in prison most certainly is precisely that.