Couldn’t Obama just grant a pardon? If so, why all the talk?
This is a state case and not within presidential pardon power.(Not like he cares)
The President has the power to pardon for. Federal crimes, not state crimes. Even if he could pardon this guy, I doubt he would. I think this filing is less about getting this guy off, and more about asserting federal power (and a treaty entered into by the fed govt) over Texas.