Mr. Toobin is a contributing Opinion writer and the author of the forthcoming “The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy.” At a campaign event shortly before the November election ...

The order requires the Federal Bureau of Prisons to act immediately on receipt of the pardons. "Tonight I'm going to be signing on the J6 hostages, pardons to get them out," Trump said at the ...

Neither Sutton nor Zabavsky were behind bars at the time of Trump's pardon on Wednesday, according to NBC4 Washington. Both remained free while they appealed their cases. Start your day smart ...

Inauguration Day began and ended with unusual pardons from two presidents that legal and democracy scholars say reflected a lack of faith in the justice system, just as Donald Trump entered office.

WASHINGTON — President Trump issued pardons Monday night to hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — staying true to his promise to grant clemency to people involved in ...

This story has been updated with new information. In his final hours in office, President Joe Biden issued blanket preemptive pardons Monday to prominent government officials, the bipartisan ...