Experts worry that Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also ...
Biden and Trump pardons both 'flout the rule of law,' Washington Post says
The Washington Post criticized pardons from both former President Biden and President Donald Trump that were issued on Monday ...
Trump’s pardon can’t keep Capitol rioter out of jail
FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. As Trump makes a ...
Trump pardons anti-abortion defendants who blocked clinic entrances
President Donald Trump pardoned on Thursday nearly two dozen anti-abortion protesters who were charged with Freedom of Access ...
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Presidential pardons: The history behind them and how they are used today
The recent flurry of presidential pardons from both former President Biden and President Trump has put a renewed focus on ...
All Those Presidential Pardons Give Mercy a Bad Name
Trump and Biden have recently handed out thousands of pardons and commutations. Why does this Pardonapalooza feel so dirty?
Presidential Pardons Escalate as Modern Political Weapon
U.S. presidents have held the right to pardon crimes since the country’s founding, and they have exercised it often with ...
Pardons by Trump and Biden Reveal Distrust of Each Other and Wobbly Faith in Criminal Justice System
A day that began with the outgoing president’s pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president’s ...