Just one more thing....If Trump had pardoned some of those people within days of the event, as you suggested he should have done, and it turned out they had evidence Trump didn’t even know about, depicting these individual committing real crimes, what the hell do you think they’d do to Trump?
That’s a setup pal... Did ya want Trump to set himself up for these corrupt screw worms?
I don’t doubt there was some real peril in early pardons.
I’m j pointing out that broad brush statements and assertions about pardons don’t do anyone any favors.