Rachel Powell is one of hundreds of prisoners granted amnesty for their role in the Capitol riot as President Trump has ...

Toobin couches his exploration of Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon within both the broader context of mounting presidential hegemony ...

U.S. presidents have the authority to grant clemency, which includes both pardons and commutations. A pardon relieves a person of some or all of the consequences of a criminal conviction ...

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 ...

As expected, former President Joe Biden handed out 10-year blanket pardons to his corrupt family ... Ponder the long-term consequences of blanket amnesty for political allies.

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

Pam Hemphill, convicted for her role in storming the Capitol, has rejected Donald Trump’s pardon. She says “the pardon is a slap in their face,” referring to the Capitol Police officers ...

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 ...