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Fascinating analysis by @benjaminwittes that obstruction is part of collusion. It's impt for another reason: it would significantly limit the president's ability to pardon co-conspirators. Pardons don't work when they're part of the conspiracy.
justsecurity.org/62174/pardon-f…
justsecurity.org/62174/pardon-f…
As I say in my piece: "the special counsel might argue that, to the extent the pardon recipient was a part of the larger conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 election, this subsequent act was a continuation of that conspiracy. [continued]
"After all, the use of the pardon power in this manner would interfere with lawful government functions by preventing enforcement of the law with respect to the election interference that is the subject of the larger conspiracy."
