newly installed President Gerald Ford simply got tired of questions about the legal fate of resigned predecessor Richard Nixon. So, on Sept. 8, 1974, Ford went ahead and pardoned Nixon ...

There are all sorts of checks and balances baked into the Constitution. But one power sits above the law, untouched by ...

President Gerald Ford reads a proclamation in the White House on Sept. 8, 1974, granting former president Richard Nixon “a full, free and absolute pardon” for all “offenses against the ...

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — This week saw the transfer of power from Joe Biden to Donald Trump, and with it, many things quickly changed about the shape of our country. One thing we saw lots of this ...

American presidents are empowered by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, "to grant reprieves and pardons for ...

Can you really call yourself a has-been until you “has been” pardoned by President Donald J. Trump? It’s the latest trend ...

One of the many headlines President Donald Trump made in May 2025 was his announcement that he would grant full pardons to ...

Can former City Councilman P.G. Sittenfield run for office now that he has been pardoned? Here's what the move means for him.

Over the years, presidents like Andrew Johnson Gerald Ford ... of the most well-known and controversial acts of pardon was when Ford gave Nixon a blanket pardon in 1974, after the Watergate ...