There was literally an interview with Bill Gates published yesterday where he was saying he was optimistic since Trump appeared to be listening when he discussed the global AIDS pandemic over dinner.

So much for that I guess.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre

Once again, Trump is just doing what Nixon did but worse and getting away with it

If you’re referring to Burdick, then you have it backwards. Burdick explicitly states that a pardon carries an “imputation of guilt” and that accepting the pardon is “a confession to it”.