But it is this very lack of surprise that underlines why Trump's pardon spree is a problem.
As we were repeatedly warned would happen when Trump took office, Trump is normalizing corruption — at least on the Republican side.
That is why, despite reports that he "just wants to move on," Biden can't move past Trump's crimes.
Even noble bills that introduce stronger rules don't matter, if the norm in D.C. is that the rules are never enforced on Republicans.
Trump understands this, which is why he's stripping consequences away for all the people who committed crimes for him, or even just crimes he likes.
The only way to keep Republicans from going buck wild with the financial crimes and campaign cheating is to see Trump himself prosecuted.
Trump and his cronies need to taste justice for there to be any hope of fixing what's so broken in this country. »