What is a presidential pardon? How is it different than a commutation of sentence?
What is the difference between a commutation of sentence and a pardon? What is clemency? Here's what you need to know.
Biden issues 39 presidential pardons and commutes 1,500 sentences
US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 other people. The White House described it as the most acts of presidential clemency issued in a single day. It comes after Biden made the decision to pardon his own son, Hunter Biden.
What is a presidential pardon? Behind the power Biden used to pardon his son Hunter
The presidential pardon is a centuries-old practice. As questions swirl around Joe Biden pardoning Hunter Biden, here’s a look into how the practice came about.
What is a presidential pardon? What Hunter Biden’s pardon means
President Joe Biden extends "full and unconditional pardon" to son, Hunter. What does this mean for his convictions? Can it be overturned or revoked?
What to Know: Biden Commutes Nearly 1,500 Sentences, Pardons 39 People
President Joe Biden on Thursday set a modern-day record by commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in a single day. “America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances,
Biden commutes sentences for nearly 1,500, pardons 39 convicted of non-violent crimes
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he was pardoning 39 people who were convicted of non-violent crimes and was commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people on home confinement, who he said have "shown successful rehabilitation and have shown commitment to making their communities stronger and safer.
Biden pardons son Hunter: What is a presidential pardon? Who did Trump, others pardon?
No president's child has ever been charged or convicted of crimes before Hunter Biden, but other relatives of presidents have received clemency.
Biden Commutes 1,500 Sentences, Pardons 39 in Biggest Single-Day Act of Clemency
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes.
Everyone Biden Has Granted Presidential Pardons and Commutations
The lame-duck president will continue to announce pardons and sentence commutations before he leaves office on January 20. Biden has already
Biden pardons his son, then commutes single-day record 1,500 sentences. What's next?
Biden made history by commuting 1,500 sentences but still faces calls to clear federal death row and issue blanket pardons ahead of Trump's arrival.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says presidential pardon process "cries out for reform"
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said the entire presidential pardoning process "cries out for reform" following President Biden's record ...
Denver man feels ‘rejuvenated’ after receiving presidential pardon
A Denver man says he has a new lease on life, thanks to receiving a presidential pardon this week from President Joe Biden.
Klobuchar on presidential pardons: ‘This whole process cries out for reform’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said on Sunday the presidential pardon process “cries out for reform” and proposed a board to standardize the process and make recommendations to the president. In an ...
How presidents can use pardon powers
The ability to grant pardons is a one of the president’s most absolute powers, and it often leads to controversy.
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Paducah county commissioner reflects on presidential pardon and second chances
I think it is important to realize this…particular pardon is not a, hey, you get out of jail free card. I did that,” Jones ...
‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic again lobbies for presidential pardon
Joseph Maldonado, otherwise known as Joe Exotic, is once again calling on Donald Trump to release him from prison. The former ...
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McCracken County Commissioner reflects on Presidential Pardon and second chances
McCracken County Commissioner Eddie Jones received a presidential pardon after pleading guilty in 2002 to possession of ...
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January 6 defendant tells Scripps News he may not accept a potential pardon from Trump
As President-elect Donald Trump weighs pardoning January 6 participants, one defendant says he may not accept it.