I don't follow your logic. I agree the asymmetry benefits them, but only if the pardon power exists. If the power goes away, there is no benefit to be distributed asymmetrically.

They already have.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cl...

Pales in comparison to Trump's, but still pretty gross

Thanks -- I was just kidding! But some day these will be worth something, that's for sure!

I see, good point.

I think his point was that it was never a real paper, describing real science, in the first place.

The problem with paper mill papers isn't that the writing sucks; it's that the science sucks or is nonexistent.