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
Joe Biden issued a broad pardon for his son Hunter that not only spared him sentencing on gun and tax charges but also barred ...
Abolish the presidential pardon power
When Bill Clinton used his last hours as president to pardon or commute the sentences of 176 wrongdoers — including two ...
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 ...
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".
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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 ...