Steve Randy Waldman on Nostr: So a pardon, per se, can never be a crime. But accepting a bribe to produce one ...

So a pardon, per se, can never be a crime. But accepting a bribe to produce one certainly is. It's *quid pro quo*. ACB points out that we might see the *quid* (someone gave the President money), but unless the *pro* is established, it's not a bribe. 3/