The concept of the pardon needs to be challenged, and we need a SCOTUS decision.
The founders could not have intended for the pardon to be a "get out of jail free" card for any and all crimes that some asshole with political connections might have committed.
It must be for the specific purpose of pardoning the punishment imposed on someone who has already been found guilty in a trial or pled guilty to a crime.
The concept of the pardon needs to be challenged, and we need a SCOTUS decision.
The founders could not have intended for the pardon to be a "get out of jail free" card for any and all crimes that some asshole with political connections might have committed.
It must be for the specific purpose of pardoning the punishment imposed on someone who has already been found guilty in a trial or pled guilty to a crime.
Anything else is just corruption.