Why did Donald Trump exclude himself in his pardons for 2020 election-related crimes?

President Donald Trump’s pardon of political allies for crimes related to the 2020 election raises a host questions, one of them being: Why did Trump go out of his way to exclude himself?

After listing dozens of allies and supporters, including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and others, who have faced legal exposure in various venues, the order said that it “does not apply to the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.” Ed Martin, Trump’s failed U.S. attorney nominee-turned-pardon attorney and “weaponization czar,” posted the order on social media on Sunday night from his personal account and then again on Monday morning from his official account.