Was it a surprise in the end?

I dunno, man. If I was an outgoing President and had a crackhead prostitute-loving son facing prosecution for charges related to drugs, guns, taxes, and the like... who was despite himself on the board of a Ukrainian gas company in order to profit insanely off real or expected political favors and who knows the family financial secrets and details about the big guy...

I'd pardon him too, even if I had promised several times not to.

Right or wrong, if you've got a child you probably get that automatic impulse, making it hard to pearl clutch over the decision.