Conclusion: A Legacy of Lawlessness
President Trump frames these pardons as an act of “national healing” and a strike against a “weaponized” DOJ. But true healing requires a shared commitment to the truth and the law. By treating the legal system as a partisan enemy to be defeated by executive fiat, the administration is not closing old wounds—it is digging new ones.
The “Mass Pardon” era will likely be remembered not as an act of mercy, but as the moment the American presidency officially placed itself above the law. If the courts and Congress cannot find a way to check this absolute power, we may find that the “safety valve” of our democracy has become the very thing that causes it to explode.
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