Well, well ... it now appears that we have some further confirmation that Republican elected officials in Congress conspired with the Orange Man and his minions ... to overthrow the election and instigate an insurrection against officials of the duly-elected United States government who were doing their Constitutionally-mandated duty on January 6th.
Looks like folks on the periphery are starting to sing, to get out in front of what's coming.
While these reports are of some interest, it seems to me the rhetoric is well ahead of the facts in this case. It is not illegal to plan a political rally or series of rallies. And when such plans are being made, it is common for interested parties to work, coordinate and consult with each other. If they were specifically planning to overthrow the government, this would be a serious matter, but I see no evidence in the recent reports about this organizing activity that such a thing was going on.
Regarding the discussion of blanket pardons, that seems to me to be nothing more than a slice of the weirdness that continually happens in politics. Anybody can say anything and people who should know better often get carried away making statements they later come to regret. But that's on them, not on Trump or some behind-the-scenes person who actually spoke for then-president Trump.
When Diane and I worked closely with Minnesota's governor Jesse Ventura, we saw this random weirdness from strangers first hand. One day an excited couple appeared at the receptionist's desk saying they were there for their scheduled lunch with the governor. No one knew of any such lunch and the governor was not available. It turned out that someone out-state raffled off a chance to have lunch with Jesse Ventura. The problem was this person made no such arrangements with Ventura or his office. Someone took it upon himself or herself to speak for the governor and claim access to the governor's schedule, but that person did so without the governor's and governor's staff knowledge or consent. The raffle was baseless and the disappointed couple made the long drive home realizing they had been taken in.
Anybody can say anything in politics and wishful thinking and enthusiasm leads people to get carried away. Something may one day come of the blanket-pardon notion if additional facts emerge to support it. But I'm not going to put much stock in those statements now.
The fact that this story died in less than 24 hours further suggests there is little to it; at least with the known facts such as they now are.