"The increased pardon activity has elevated public attention on pardon power. This article explores the history, scope, and limitations of the pardon power, and provides answers to some practical ...

Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent ...

President Donald Trump signs an executive order pardoning about 1,500 defendants charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20 in Washington ...

Presidential pardons began with the George Washington ... the unfinished business of the Vietnam War. It was 1941 when Iva Ikuko Toguri — born in Los Angeles, educated at UCLA — moved to ...

On Jan. 20, as he left the White House, President Joe Biden granted pardons to 25,000 individuals, offering official forgiveness for their crimes. Among those pardoned was criminal justice ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) detailed the need for new legislation he has introduced regarding presidential pardons, stressing that “guardrails” need to be placed on these going forward.

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Amid the transition to a new administration, presidential pardons are taking center stage. Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump quickly went to work ...

VERIFY readers wanted to know if newly sworn-in President Donald Trump can revoke the pardons that Biden issued before leaving office. The Constitution gives the president sweeping powers to ...

Ross Ulbricht, founder of the anonymous online marketplace Silk Road, thanked President Donald Trump for giving him a full and unconditional pardon. In a video posted online, a visibly emotional ...

Our most recent presidents, Presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden have collectively granted over 11,700 pardons, with President Biden holding the record at over 8,000 pardons. By granting a pardon ...

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar called the pardon of Jan. 6 Capitol rioters "shameful." During a segment on CNN Wednesday, Jan. 22, Escobar, D-El Paso, spoke out against President Donald Trump's ...

Hunter Biden got a pardon, as did Joe Biden’s brothers, sister, and several other presidential relatives. Mark Milley got a pardon. Anthony Fauci got a pardon. And many more. Even more ...