Biden's Preemptive Pardons Undermine Official Accountability and the Rule of Law
Joe Biden issued a broad pardon for his son Hunter that not only spared him sentencing on gun and tax charges but also barred his prosecution
Biden Uses Pardon Power to Guard Against Trump’s Threatened Prosecutions, Including D.C. Police Officers
President Biden issues preemptive pardons to protect public servants from potential prosecutions threatened by President-elect Trump.
Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for members of his family in one of his final acts as president
Just minutes before leaving office, President Joe Biden announced a set of sweeping pre-emptive pardons to members of his family, including his two brothers and his sister, after some on the right have suggested the Biden family should face prosecution.
Here's a list of Biden's pardons on his final day in office
President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.
Biden Makes One Last Shocking Move in Final Minutes of His Presidency, Pardons 5 of His Family Members
If former President Joe Biden cares at all about tarnishing his legacy, he's not showing it as he leaves the White House. Most Americans were aware that the oft-derided ex-president was going to leave office on Jan.
How US Presidents Wield Their Mighty Power to Pardon
The US president’s power to pardon is both one of the most absolute and misunderstood provisions of the Constitution. Rooted ...
Cudgel against the justice system’: Weissmann rebukes Trump’s J6 ‘action’ vow
Andrew Weissmann joins Chris Hayes and Alex Wagner to discuss President Trump's vow to take action on the January 6th ...
It's true that a president can pardon someone for crimes they haven't been charged with
President Biden granted a slew of last-minute preemptive pardons on Jan. 20, including to Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of ...
The power of the presidential pardon: Is it equal justice for all or just a few?
A foundational principle of the U.S. Constitution is the idea that no one is above the law. Why allow pardons?
Biden announces blanket pardon for his brother James, burying family influence-peddling probe for good
President Biden issued a pardon Monday for his brother James Biden, effectively burying the final details of a more than five ...
Trump planning to pardon nonviolent January 6 defendants, commute the sentences of others
President Donald Trump is planning to pardon people convicted of nonviolent offenses related to the January 6, 2021, US ...
What are presidential pardons and why did Joe Biden pardon Anthony Fauci?
During his final hours in office, US President Joe Biden issued a number of pre-emptive pardons to prevent what he called "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions".
Good Question: Do pardons apply to crimes committed after the pardon was issued?
(WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Jeremy asks: “The idea of a blanket pardon seems ridiculous. If someone who is pardoned ...
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Ralph Josephsohn: The president’s power to pardon
There is something about human behavior which transcends cultural, ethnic, racial, as well as ideological differences. This “something” was immortalized by British historian Lord Acton in 1887.
How US Presidents Wield Their Mighty Power to Pardon: QuickTake
The US president’s power to pardon is both one of the most absolute and misunderstood provisions of the Constitution. Rooted in the “prerogative of mercy” of English kings dating back to the seventh ...
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A Special Counsel Turns on the President
What in the world did the special prosecutor expect when he brought a case that he knew was not wanted by the individual in ...