Why do so many presidents issue pardons right before leaving office? This video explores the history, the politics, and the constitutional power behind presidential pardons. It reveals why this ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ours is a system of “checks and balances.” The president can do this or that, but the courts and Congress can put ...

A Presidential pardon, like sainthood, must be assiduously pursued in order to be obtained, but not openly desired. Last Monday, when Rudy Giuliani received a remarkably broad pardon from Donald Trump ...

Nov. 15 (UPI) --President Donald Trump has issued second pardons to supporters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, this time on separate related offenses. The clemancy for Dan Wilson and ...

President Donald Trump has issued a new pardon to a militia member involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, covering separate Kentucky firearms offenses that were not included in his initial ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. The beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s mercy in his second term have mostly been people with access to the president or his inner circle. Those ...

The charges against then-Cincinnati Council members P.G. Sittenfeld, Tamaya Dennard, and Jeff Pastor sparked huge headlines when they dropped in 2020. The Federal Bureau of Investigation had been ...

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog has received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump urging him to consider granting a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Herzog's office ...

President Trump sent Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, an official request to pardon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption. In the letter, Trump says Netanyahu’s ...

President Donald Trump issued pardons for more than 70 people accused of seeking to overturn the 2020 election results. The move largely has been viewed as a symbolic gesture, as the presidential ...

She’s working “9 to 5” — and then some! Dolly Parton sparked concern when she experienced health issues recently, but the singer insists she has no plans on slowing down. “People say, ‘Well, you’re ...

This photo shows three peaks that are part of the Grand Teton mountain range: (from left to right) Grand Teton, Middle Teton and South Teton. President Donald Trump pardoned an Idaho man who was ...