Or, better yet, Trump cuts a deal with Pence, pardons Pence on January 19, then pardons everyone else needing pardons in private but doesn't make the pardons public, then publicly resigns. Pence then pardons Trump after taking office on the 19th and makes it public. As Trump resigns, he releases ALL the documents he's been threatening to release, for publication on January 20 at the same time as Biden's inauguration.
That would be epic!
“... Pence then pardons Trump after taking office on the 19th ...”
Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 provides that the President enjoys the pardon power, but it does not extend to cases of impeachment