Why not now?

Trump isn't up for re-election. It's his act alone.

He promised in the election to pardon other criminals and it didn't hurt him.

Well even if he bet on going that route he wouldn't have to be "elected", and my last line applies none the less, it didn't hurt him during an actual election.

Yes. Except, "neutralize?" I don't know why the federal government would bother with the pretense of a 22nd Amendment when they demonstrably do not care in the slightest about the 14th or most of the Bill of Rights.

He promised the Libertarians he would and he's holding true to his word. Say what you will but at least he's fulfilling his campaign promises.

What about his campaign promise for law and order?

Trump's Law, not you know, the people's law.

He promised international canvassers that we'd have peace in Ukraine on his first day in office. Whatever he arranged with druggie libertarians is chopped liver from a policy perspective. On the international stage it's the dictionary definition of a nothingburger.

That argument isn't contrary to the GP comment: It's very possible Trump is offered a benefit now that he wasn't offered in 2020.

You could ask the same of any deal: Why not instead of years ago? Because the deal wasn't available years ago.

as somebody with family members who are "republicans in idaho" they mostly won’t care. many if not most republican idahoans think you should be able to own machine guns and do whatever you want without hurting others.

the mormon ones would be the most likely that would object, but even plenty of the republican/libertarian mormons i know are happy to have the massive government overreach corrected.

> The Trump admin was already selling pardons at the end of their last term, why wouldn't they continue doing so?

Substantiating my obliterated sibling comment:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/giuliani-accu...