The pardon issue may be moot as I don't believe that Stevens will be sentenced until after the new Prez is in office. It is not common to pardon someone until after they have been sentenced, but with the moral compass of the current Admin, I expect anything.
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R.P. McMurphy - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest