The ones who commit the most heinous crimes are the same ones who write the laws

The ones who commit the most heinous crimes are the same ones who write the laws

I think it was a deal made. He's not here anymore, so someone worked the pardon for him. Maybe leverage for him to step aside, or for something else. I suspect this is a "reward" or something.
IMO is more like the old monarch ignoring laws written for plebs....