white house ethics committee pointed out that even the act, even the act of a pardon could be corrupt. he cited criminal cord for bribery and public officials who corruptly take anything of value in return for an official act or clouding in fraud should be subject to 15 years or pardon from office. >> could they be in real trouble? >> again, people do have a right to ask for pardons but you can't corruptly ask for a pardon. in other words, you can't be part of a quid pro quo, you know, the cleanest case of that of course is somebody trying to bribe a president or bribe a governor for a pardon and there have been a number of cases like that. but there are other kinds of material things that can be rendered to just dispensing executive, and there are other kinds of corrupt actions that can be traded. so i think all of that is legitimate for people to talk about and analyze, because the