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Pardon me, Mr. President

Trump has pardoned about 1,500 people who were present during the incursion of the capitol on Jan. 6 2021, while proceeding cautiously on six potential commutations for the most serious offenders. Dissenters have taken to invoking Burdick v. United States where Supreme Court dicta holds that accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt.

If so, does the same hold true for the members of Joe Biden's family, various members of Congress including Adam Schiff and Liz Cheney, and former NIAID chief Anthony Fauci?

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