>"Especially considering all the other political reprisals and pardons that are in the news"

What news are you talking about? Whatever news you're watching is only giving you one perspective on events, so this "observation" is not helpful on its own.

The rest of your comment is similarly rooted in assumptions and speculation borne out of a hostile media's interpretation of recent events, so the conclusions you're reaching are built on a far less sturdy foundation of "evidence" than you may think.