It might not be so simple for Trump to pardon his children and Giuliani

[Mike 03]

5. This needs to be tested in court.

Yes, most good attorneys attempt to have charges dismissed against their clients, for all sorts of reasons.

Many authorities on the Constitution disagree that a President can, in essence, serve as the judge and jury of his own conduct by granting himself a pardon, or abusing the privilege of granting pardons if it clearly conflicts with his sworn oath to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."

So one of the questions at issue is, When does granting a pardon become obstruction of justice? And that, frankly, is only one of a number of questions at issue.

Another important issue is, What is the intended meaning of "granting"?