crimes. those aren't subject to the pardon power. other than that, the constitution contains no limits. but just because president trump can do it constitutionally doesn't mean it's a good idea. here i think it would be a disaster, actually, for our political system and the presidency for president trump to take the advice of some and issue blanket pardons because they don't like the way that mr. mueller's carrying out this special investigation. if people have gripes with the decisions mr. mueller is making, the answer is not to set everybody free or preemptively forgive everybody who's committed a crime like allegedly mr. manafort and his associates, con vivre to be guilty of really money laundering and tax evasion. the answer is to remove mr. heuler. if president trump really thinks mr. mueller has gone beyond his mandate or is acting unethically or is biased, the answer is to fire mueller, but not to issue pardons for anyone connected to any alleged conspiracy.