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 ...
Commentary: Corrupting the presidential pardon power
Joe Biden has pardoned more than 3,000 people during his final days in office. Other presidents have used the power to ...
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 ...
Biden's Preemptive Pardons Undermine Official Accountability and the Rule of Law
His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of ...
Biden announces blanket pardon for his brother James, burying family influence-peddling probe for good
President Biden issued a blanket pardon for his brother James Biden, effectively burying the final details of a more than ...
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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 ...
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Corrupting the Presidential Pardon Power
It’s intended to right wrongs, not cause new ones. Not all presidents have misused the pardon power, but some have. How you see it often depends upon your politics. To paraphrase an old saw ...
Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 panel. It's a guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump
The heads of the Jan. 6 committee say they're grateful for the decision by President Joe Biden to pardon them “not for ...