I understand and agree that speculations and "what if's" are best to avoid as responses/dodges to topic discussions.... However, this is not that. What if's when it comes to potential POLICY discussion to hash through thoughts can be beneficial.

Many "speculating" or "asking" if #Trump indeed becomes #POTUS47, could and/or should he #PARDON himself in response to the #NY Charges Conviction idiocy... My #reasoned #logic why NO (whether could or not aside, should? NO)!

1) #PrinciplesNotPersonalities - I do not like, do not want, the #PRECEDENCE and potential mis-use another #POTUS could use it in/for/with. #simple #principled

2) The #NY #BananaRepublic #Lawfare farce need go through #Appeals (and all way into #SCOTUS) and those engaging in that manure SLAPPED DOWN (as NY #Lawmakers and #Courts have been over and over for pathetic clear UnConstitutional actions/activities over and over again - call them out, put their farce on FULL DISPLAY of being SMACKED DOWN yet again). That too, if not done this way, if it allowed to be "glossed over and more-or-less be 'left in place' if a Pardon bypasses proper order/hearings" would allow yet another BAD #PRECEDENCE to be set otherwise.

There is ALREADY too many BAD #LAWS and/or #PRECEDENCES allowed (and other and more BAD #LAW created and piled up upon such Precedence that could, would, should, be smacked down EARLY in a process, not 30, 40, 50, years later; after so much damage could be done (like Leftist Judges in lower Courts using Roe that even #Ginsberg admitted DID NOT set an "Abortion Right" Precedent to create Laws and lower Activist Rulings as if it had and need for a Dobbs reversal far earlier)) set by #SCOTUS not dealing with enough Cases a year they should.

[will explore more in upcoming TheLibertyBeacon.com (https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/?s=Joseph+M+Lenard) article and corresponding/correlating CTP (S2E54) Show slated for June 29th tentative/working title: "Speculations and What If's" inspired by OBVIOUS Leftist Lawfare bullshit.]