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The US president’s power to pardon is one of the most absolute provisions of the Constitution. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Elite impunity shouldn’t protect those who covered up war crimes.

May saw the death of a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice who came the high court as a Republican but became a favorite among ...

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

President Trump lately has been dabbling in pardon politics, having arranged for the release of 1,500 supporters who broke into the Capitol building Jan. 6, 2021. And last month, he caused a stir in ...

Patronage pardoning is particularly dangerous because presidents accumulate leverage over time. The president alone has the ...

The president believes that he has a free and unencumbered hand to overrule the federal judiciary. But the courts have been ...