Is there a limit on presidential pardons in the US?
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If we assume a presidential pardon takes 3 seconds with the words "I pardon you" given by the president himself, assuming they need to sleep 8 hours a day and will only stay one term (four years), the limit that a president can pardon is 28,050,624 times. The president can pardon multiple people at once to bypass this limitation, but a president that considers this as a limitation of their powers will likely never get elected.
However if we move the idea towards its strength, it doesn't extend to violation of state laws. I have no idea how US law works, but I'm certain assasinating the president violates states law, so no.