Trump should not rule out investigating Obama and if there is wrong doing he should be prosecuted.
If Obama pardons Clinton he cannot pardon her of every possible charge. She can be pardon for specific charges but not all possible charges. Clinton can still be prosecuted under charges not mentioned in the Obama pardon.
I strongly would recommend Obama stay clear of this and let justice be done.
A presidential pardon need not specify charges. The precedent set by Ford’s pardon of Nixon pretty much set the standard. It was a blanket pardon for anything Nixon may or may not have done between the time Nixon took office until the time of his resignation.
Text: “Now, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.”
Obama could do the same for Hillary. That would get her off the hook for an enormous amount of criminal liability. But the problem for Hillary is that a president’s power of pardon covers federal crimes only. Much more problematic for her is the fact that she’s, well, Hillary, and an Obama pardon won’t cover future crimes.