He isn't going to pardon him while there's still a chance he could get a new trial.
Scooter doesn't want to be a pardoned felon, I'm sure.
Chrissie is speculating --- he thinks POTUS is in a defiant mood. Even Andrea knows they're after Karl Rove.
I guess if you have enormous wealth, it doesn't matter if you have to pay huge legal fees on the appeal or a new trial. I guess Marc Rich paid him well. I wonder why he has a legal defense fund.
If I were just a normal person, I would want a pardon now and not have to go through another trial or appeal. He will be sentenced in May.