Trump has put the presidential pardon power on the ballot this year in at least three different ways, underscoring a dire need for congressional oversight and public scrutiny of pardon abuses.

More than any previous president, Donald Trump has systematically deployed his authority to grant pardons to reward loyalists, assure appointees and associates that they can violate the law with ...

The pardon power developed for centuries among the English, prompting Chief Justice John Marshall to observe in 1833 that we must “adopt their principles respecting the operation and effect of a ...

The origins of the pardon power in the United States Constitution can be found in English history, known previously as the “prerogative of mercy.” It first appeared during the reign of King ...

The pardon power is expansive, and also now a near-weekly tool to reward Trump’s political allies.But just last week, a federal court punctured the popular idea that the power is somehow immune ...

The Justice Department is reviewing the list of people granted pardons by former President Joe Biden amid new concerns about ...

President Trump plans to pardon reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion, as he revealed in a call with their daughter Savannah.

After returning to the White House for his second stint as POTUS, Trump issued ‘full, complete and unconditional’ pardons or ...

President Donald Trump has pardoned P.G. Sittenfeld, the former Cincinnati councilman convicted of bribery. What is a ...

Emil Bove, nominee for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-IL): That process— I have one last question here. Do you ...

Georgia's Board of Pardons and Parole, whose spots often go to political insiders serving a few years to round out a fat pension, operates in secrecy.