In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked ...

President Biden previously declared that he would not issue preemptive pardons for his allies during a December 2020 interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper.

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 ...

During the dismal days that followed Watergate and the resignation of President Richard Nixon, there was a dark-humored joke that made the rounds. It went something like this: As Nixon was making his ...

On the final day of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to close family members and adversaries of President ...

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.

The pardon power of the president is close to absolute. And most presidents, until Biden and Trump, have been careful not to ...

Trump's clemency for Jan. 6 rioters and Biden's reprieve for family represent merely the latest chapters in an odd history of the presidential pardon.

Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons are a valid use of pardon power. But they break new ground as a shield for those the president seeks to protect, scholars say.