Trump has pardoned over 70 people who tried to help him overturn his 2020 election loss. Some fear it encourages GOP officials to become even bolder with efforts to help Trump subvert future elections, “knowing that if they succeed, they’ll be pardoned.”
Well now they can’t hide behind the 5th ammendment if the time ever comes to talk about Trump’s involvement
Beyond that, accepting a pardon is legally an admission of guilt. So, as undisputed insurrectionists, they’re all now ineligible for public office.
Assuming, that is, that the Constitution still applies…