A lot of people aren’t seeing this for what it is: sabotage. They are sabotaging the office of the president on the way out the door. The goal is for scotus to review these shady pardons and then move via congress to restrict the powers of the president. This only seems like a good idea if you’ve the mind of a goldfish. In the long term, the president is pretty much the only direct representative that matters in this country. He’s the one guy you can elect every four years and then expect immediate seismic change in government. Any movement to curtail his power is in the best interests of the unelected permanent bureaucracy aka the deep state. These people spend every waking hour obstructing every president they don’t successfully capture. They would be jumping for joy if we take the bait and demand a reduction in presidential powers.