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Sam was a ring bearer, though.

I think people in general need some sort of mid-winter holiday. Especially near the winter solstice, people need a distraction and something to feel excited about.

Moreover, I think that’s all Christmas really is. Any religious connection it has is just a tenuous excuse to have a holiday; it’s widely accepted that Jesus would have been born in the spring, but if you give people an excuse to have a holiday they won’t nitpick it… they just want any excuse.

I think that’s also why there are so many holidays during the winter. People want to distract themselves from the weather and reduced sunlight.

I don’t think it’s ever been tested*, but arguably no, the president can’t pardon war crimes.

They can only pardon “offenses against the United States”.

A war crime isn’t just an offense against the United States but also a violation of international law.

So, a future administration could try to go after these people for the international law violations.

As others have noted, the chances of that actually happening are nil.

*Trump has pardoned war crimes, but no one has yet tried going after the war criminals for the international law violations they committed.