To pardon or not to pardon

Bruce Bialosky at Townhall says the new administration should forego any more prosecutorial activity regarding Madame BleachBit:

I am choking as I am writing this and you may choke as you read it, but Trump should put a stake into the heart of any investigation into the Clintons.  Sure they will get away with it again and walk away with their $100 million of graft, but for the sake of the country we need to move forward and make America great again.  Let these grifters fade into oblivion.  I thought about making a deal with them to shut down the Clinton Foundation, but no one will contribute to it anyway since they cannot buy influence. 

But Andrew McCarthy at NRO reminds us that where MBB fits in the layers of wrongdoing is an important consideration:

Among the salient factors considered in pardon decisions are (a) where the offender under consideration fit in the pecking order of conspiratorial activity and (b) how similar offenders are typically treated. To be sure, Hillary Clinton is a special case: A prosecution against a major party’s most recent presidential candidate (which may also implicate her husband, the former president) would roil the nation and could complicate its governance. Still, we are talking about serious crimes, and Mrs. Clinton is the most culpable participant. Is the plan to pardon everyone involved, or should Mrs. Clinton get a pass while her minions face the anxiety and costs of potential legal jeopardy? 

After all, the Clinton machine was rather extensive.

Of course, as McCarthy points out, if the Most Equal Comrade does the pardoning, it's moot.