> It's important to note the reason the President has the power to pardon anyone for any reason is it's one of the checks and balances

Is it though?

I went to school in America, I know what they teach and elevate as sacrosanct.

The developed world laughs at our "checks and balances".

This last term, the judiciary was the only "check and balance" left and it did its job, but it didn't have to.