Political science 101 - 2018

Can an authoritarian president determine the outcome of the democratic country who elected him?  

"Pardons can protect the president’s associates from prison. But they can’t protect the president issuing the pardon—if anything, they would worsen his exposure and enhance the impression of guilt."

Source      David Frum is a senior editor at The Atlantic. In 2001–02, he was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush.