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9f6c37e | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | # Methodology
This release separates three things that are easy to blur together:
1. **Legal authority:** whether clemency is legally available at all.
2. **Normality pressure:** whether the case resembles ordinary clemency considerations.
3. **Active-discussion pressure:** whether public evidence shows the issue is being actively pursued, supported, or discussed.
Each source was classified by source kind, authority weight, and matched factor. Official records and primary public documents carry more weight than RSS headlines or syndicated discussion.
The factors are intentionally conservative: general references to `pardon` do not count as specific support or pursuit unless paired with phrases like `support the idea`, `seeking clemency`, `commutation application`, or exchange-for-testimony framing.
This release is not legal advice and does not prove illegality, intent, or that any pardon will occur. |