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What better way to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday than by letting 250 of the president’s closest investo... er ... friends out of the slammer? From The Wall Street Journal:

White House officials are weighing a plan for President Trump to issue 250 pardons as a way to mark the celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday this summer, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan is still in preliminary discussions but, if carried out, would expand Trump’s already wide use of the pardon power. ... Trump has been determined to put his imprint on the national celebration, known as the semiquincentennial. He has pushed for a National Garden of American Heroes featuring 250 life-size statues of figures including past presidents George Washington and Ronald Reagan and baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson. He has launched plans for the “Patriot Games,” athletic competitions featuring high-schoolers. And he has commissioned the repainting of the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

Obviously, the potential for chicanery contained within 250 presidential pardons granted in one great glob is virtually limitless. If the White House goes through with this plan, expect a long parade of corporate brigands, crypto kingpins, and other Trumpian “business leaders” to come marching in. Also expect a flood of gratitude to find its way toward various Trump priorities, including the Gilded Palace of Sin (thanks, Gram), where the East Wing used to stand.