Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The presidential pardon authority is being abused so much that, to preserve the rule of federal law, it must be substantially restricted. The U.S. Constitution gives ...

In his final hours in office, former President Joe Biden issued a pardon to a prominent Kentucky Democrat convicted years ago of election finance violations. In an executive grant of clemency ...

U.S. presidents have the authority to grant clemency, which includes both pardons and commutations. A pardon relieves a person of some or all of the consequences of a criminal conviction ...

Thousands of Donald Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol building following a “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) President Donald Trump ...

CNN reporters and hosts said Monday that President Biden's decision to pardon his family members in the waning minutes of his administration tarnished his reputation and was "a stain on his legacy." ...

President Biden's last-minute preemptive pardons of some of President-elect Trump's biggest critics, including Gen. Mark Milley, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney and Dr. Anthony Fauci, were panned ...

Today, the adage might more accurately read, “Do the crime, and a pardon will come in time.” During his first day back in the White House, President Trump pardoned, commuted the prison sentences of, ...

WASHINGTON − The former top officer of the U.S. military said he was "deeply grateful" to receive a preemptive pardon from outgoing President Joe Biden Monday. Retired Army Gen. Mark A.

With President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons to more than 1,500 charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach, whatever was remaining of their sentences is now forgiven.

The parents of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are exploring ways to obtain a pardon from President Trump for their disgraced crypto-billionaire son who is currently serving a 25-year prison ...

Have you been confused or frustrated concerning presidential pardons and executive orders? These things have been occurring for a while. so where is the validity for these actions? Article II ...