I’m quoted on Trump’s pardons of persons who tried to overturn the 2020 election: "Some of the beneficiaries will treat this gesture as if it vindicates their good name, or establishes that they should not have been disbarred or disgraced. But those are not things a presidential pardon can do."
— Walter Olson (@walterolson.bsky.social) 2025-11-12T23:04:59.619Z
Wishful thinking
