Theodore Deutch actually said...

Iran's despicable practice of holding Americans and other foreign nationals hostage should not be tolerated by any responsible nation.

the President does not have an absolute right to pardon himself or to use the pardon power in a corrupt manner.

To interpret the Constitution otherwise would be to render any President into an elected tyrant.

Let's assume that a President pardoned someone in return for a check, personal check, of $50,000.