Oh yes, I could see that because there are one or two additional reasons that add to it. Joe wants to pardon a pantload of his family on the way out or at least a couple more. By pardoning Trump he can make it look like he is some high-minded president doing it for the good of the country- clearing the air for both sides- rather than just protecting his own crime family. In addition, he probably thinks that pardoning Trump can purchase some leniency from Camp Trump continuing to investigate the Biden Crime Family further. Not saying it will but he might be deluded into thinking that. You know, he sets Trump up to look like a shmuck if he keeps the lawfare going when Joe the Peacemaker has pardoned him. Whatever. Truthfully, and I am being serious, I am not exactly sure what Trump needs a pardon for. He is not really in trouble on any of the remaining federal cases and if he is, his justice department will kill them. He still has that asshole Alvin Bragg case going although that is in collapsing bigtime too- but Biden has no power to pardon on a New York case either way. In addition Trump has the power to pardon himself during or upon leaving office. Not sure what he needs Joe for. If Joe wanted to up his game and really piss the dems off and really do the "for the good of the country" routine he could do what Trump is going to do which is pardon the J6 defendants with the exception of property or personal assault crimes on that day. Not sure he wants to go there but that would be how it is done.
This is crazy stuff of course but y'all know that the dems never turned down a chance to impeach Trump - and they would be on Trump's arse hard if he had done a Biden. You may remember Pelosi saying she knew that the impeachments with Trump were going nowhere but they were a chance to "put a stain on Trump's legacy." Who am I to say that Biden does not need a little (more) stain on his legacy? Hunter pardon reignites talk of rogue Biden impeachment push https://www.axios.com/2024/12/03/hunter-biden-pardon-house-republicans-impeachment
Unfortunately, millions of people who can't think for themselves! If no one cared what the media said, then elections would be more about policy!
The media whined about the Supreme Court granting limited immunity for the President And now Biden is handing out full immunity cards to his staff