Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The presidential pardon authority is being abused so much that, to preserve the rule of federal law, it must be substantially restricted. The U.S. Constitution gives ...

The pardon power of the American president is close to absolute. And most presidents have been careful not to abuse the privilege. Now the abuse floodgates have been opened. What’s pouring ...

Today, the adage might more accurately read, “Do the crime, and a pardon will come in time.” During his first day back in the White House, President Trump pardoned, commuted the prison ...

Senator King asks for the factual basis for the nominee recommending a pardon for Edward Snowden. Senator King asks for the factual basis for the nominee recommending a pardon for Edward Snowden.

A commutation, which reduces or removes a sentence but does not imply innocence, is not the same as a pardon, which releases a person from punishment and expresses the president's forgiveness.

Senate Democratic Leaders on January 6 Pardons and Federal Grants Freeze Senate Democratic Leaders on January 6 Pardons and Federal Grants Freeze Javascript must be enabled in order to access C ...

(Francis Chung / Politico via AP Images) President Donald Trump’s obscene and unconscionable blanket pardon of the 1,600 rioters who sought to overturn the 2020 election has properly sparked ...

In his final days in office, President Joe Biden decided to pardon the innocent — people who committed no known crimes — including former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., former U.S. Capitol Police ...

Vice President Vance on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to issue a blanket pardon for nearly all of those who were charged with crimes related to the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., broke with President Donald Trump on his pardons of accused Jan. 6 rioters. During an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Graham called the pardons of 1,500 ...