IANAL, but it seems like anybody *convicted* of a crime would be eligible for a presidential pardon so long as a president so inclined is in office.

Now, maybe this is just me being optimistic, but I am not aware of a way for that pardon-inclined sitting president to provide a pardon *before* a person has been convicted -- say if the trial drags on past the inauguration of that president's successor.
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