Digby: Unpardonable

D-Day wrote about this the other day, but I think it's worth further discussion. There's chatter about Bush issuing pre-emptive pardons to all those involved in the illegal interrogation and wiretapping regime of the last four years.

As the administration wrestles with the cascade of petitions, some lawyers and law professors are raising a related question: Will Mr. Bush grant pre-emptive pardons to officials involved in controversial counterterrorism programs?