What do you think would happen if some of the well known players get pardons but thousands of others don't. Of course anyone that gets pardoned has to rat out people if called to testify. Otherwise their pardon is toast.
Will those pardoned be able to walk down the street anymore. Will they get the Untied Health Care CEO treatment. Who knows maybe a pardon is really a backdoor death sentence
Accepting or seeking a pardon without an active indictment or pending conviction is admission of hidden known guilt.