Gerald Ford’s Unlikely Role in the Imperial Presidency
In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked ...
From Nixon to January 6: The history of presidential pardons
One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.
Federal judge did not invalidate Joe Biden's preemptive pardons
On the final day of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to close family members and adversaries of President ...
Flashback: Biden told CNN he would not issue preemptive pardons before leaving office
President Biden previously declared that he would not issue preemptive pardons for his allies during a December 2020 interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper.
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The unpardonable pardons
During the dismal days that followed Watergate and the resignation of President Richard Nixon, there was a dark-humored joke ...
Pardons gone wild: another brick from the wall of political trust | Opinion
The pardon power of the president is close to absolute. And most presidents, until Biden and Trump, have been careful not to ...
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Presidential pardons change lives and legacies. Don’t let them change history. | Opinion
Pardons will always be a president’s attempt to have the last word. Amid the usual public outcry, it’s rare that it works, but in a South Carolina case, it may.
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Robert A. Levy: The US needs to rein in presidential pardon power
For example, Gerald Ford’s preemptive pardon of Richard Nixon was for “all offenses against the United States which he, ...
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Biden’s pardon of Jan. 6 committee may be controversial, but it’s not a first | Opinion
Preemptive pardons, like the ones Joe Biden issued in his final hours as president, have been used by Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter and other presidents.