Forget 'eye for an eye'

We now have an asshole for an asshole. Being an outsider I keep waiting for somebody to calmly and carefully explain to me what is going on around here: Why is a total asshole being considered for a pardon? But then it appears we're all supposed to be reassured that it's okay, this isn't just for friends, they can make a deal for "the other side, too" ... because they've got another really scary asshole, one so scary I thought they threw away the key years ago, and he can try for a pardon, to...