I’m not too sure about that:
It’s been pointed out multiple times that 45 had plenty of time to pardon more people - especially those in his inner circle - and he chose not to do so. 
Also, I’ve been giving the side-eye to NPR’s coverage of the upcoming election because of clickbaity stuff like this:
An NPR review of social media posts, speeches and interviews found that Trump has made calls to “free” Jan. 6 defendants or promised to issue them presidential pardons more than a dozen times.
Add some references to polls claiming 45 would win, jump to the conclusion that all this is inevitable, stir in some factoids about how all his wild claims would be totally legal… 
Need a Stop trying to make “fetch” “45 will win” happen meme for the mainstream media at this point. 
