Jamie Raskin actually said...

the military should be very much on notice that it must conform to the rule of law and that the oaths that they swear are to the Constitutio...

the president can only pardon for federal offenses. The president cannot pardon in a way that is effective against state criminal prosecutio...

the president has the power to pardon in order to correct manifest injustices with an exercise of justice or to balance the operation of jus...

the idea that he's suggesting it as some kind of Christmas present to his friends and family is just outrageous.