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Nixon was not tried, not convicted, yet Fords pardon prevented any legal actions after his resignation.
Question is a guilty plea, as In Gen Cartwright lying to the FBI, required or can he pardon on a blanket basis, best term I can think of referring to Nixon's pardon.
The Manafort scenario is totally different.
We know the only reason Mueller is going after him is to make him flip...and if he doesn't, punish him by taking him to trial. If Manafort doesn't flip, goes to trial and is acquitted, no pardon is necessary. If he goes to trial and is convicted, then Trump can pardon him. In either event, Manafort doesn't flip and Mueller wasted his time.
My guess is that Mueller won't bother taking him to trial if he knows Manafort won't flip. In that case, a pardon is not necessary.