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i mean it's his brother so yes, though what benefit he had exactly isn't particularly clear. presumably something the felony had prevented or limited him in some way. it's definitely unclear as to what exactly the reason was but it's not like anybody could do anything so it faded relatively quickly. was a noted moment though since the 140 or so pardons did happen on his last day as president with his brother as the highlighted one. even has a nickname of pardongate, so let it be known even in 2001 the answer was "throw -gate at the end."

can't say i really get the "oh but he served his sentence!" bit since uh, it's a pardon. a pardon says you shouldn't have served it at all, that it shouldn't have been a crime, etc.