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We must curtail the presidential pardon power in case Trump wins

According to Alexander Hamilton, the vast unilateral power to grant pardonsMeticulousness and caution will naturally emerge.” to the president. Clearly, then, the framers of the Constitution did not recognize the danger posed by a president as greedy, nepotistic, and reckless as Donald Trump. In his first term, we saw how Trump flouted this measure of […]

Mexico’s President Fighting to Pardon Convicted Cartel-Connected State Governor

Mexico's president plans to release a former state governor convicted on drug trafficking and money laundering charges in both the United States and Mexico. President Lopez Obrador spoke to media on Sunday in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, claiming he is working to secure a pardon for former governor Mario Villanueva. The Mexican president claims the governor […]

Donalds: DOJ 'super-charging' Jan. 6 cases, defends Trump pardon promise

Rep. Byron Donald (R-Fla.) on Sunday slammed the Justice Department for its treatment of people convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and defended former President Trump’s promise to pardon them. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” Donald argued that President Trump’s pardon promise was not a […]

Biden won’t pardon Hunter, White House reaffirms, but critics aren’t so sure

Speculation is growing that President Biden may pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who was recently convicted in a federal firearms trial, although the president and his staff have said he has no plans to pardon his eldest son, who has legal troubles. “I’ve been very clear: The president has no intention of pardoning his son,” […]

Maryland Gov Moore to pardon 175,000 Marijuana convictions in massive executive order

Maryland’s Democratic governor, Wes Moore, is set to pardon more than 175,000 people with marijuana-related convictions on Monday in one of the nation’s most sweeping drug policy rollbacks. Moore’s plan would apply to about 100,000 people convicted of low-level marijuana possession, which is increasingly legalized across the country for medical and recreational use. “I’m thrilled […]

Moore to pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions in Maryland

Maryland Governor Wes Moore (Democrat) plans to issue a mass pardon on Monday for more than 175,000 people with marijuana-related convictions. The amnesty would be the nation’s largest amnesty for a drug currently in widespread recreational use. in Washington Post interview, Moore said this would be a step toward healing decades of social and economic […]

KJP Doesn’t Rule Out Commutation For Hunter Even After Biden Promised No Pardon

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not rule out a commutation for Hunter Biden following his Tuesday verdict, even after President Joe Biden promised to not pardon his son. A Delaware jury convicted Hunter Biden on three felony gun counts on Tuesday which related to his purchase of a Colt Cobra revolver in October […]

Former Trump adviser says he would ‘love’ to see Trump pledge to pardon Hunter Biden

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign adviser David Urban suggested the former president pledge to pardon Hunter Biden, who was convicted on federal firearms charges on Tuesday. “Look, what I’d like to see happen is for President Trump to make a statement saying, ‘If Hunter Biden participates in an inpatient or outpatient sobriety program, appears in […]