presidential pardons

I think he will.

Trump's fragrant abuse of his privilege to grant pardons brings this to mind. I just wonder why a head of state should be given this privilege. How did this come about and what is the reasoning behind it?

Given the current political climate and my sense of optimism, impeachment and ex-presidential indictment have been on my mind. Of course, the Nixon example comes to mind, being the only true precedent we have. I am curious to what are people's thoughts on Ford's pardoning of Nixon. The...

It's official. Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio Will wonders never cease?

May 17 release date. Thank God, figuratively. This is one sorry chapter in America. A step in the right direction.

Here's a question I was asked today, and I'm truly stumped. Will President Trump pardon Mrs. (and possibly Mr.) Clinton? Will he attempt to heal the nation and say, "What's done is done. If we want to be great again, we need to close this door and look ahead" or Will he "ask" the DoJ to "go get...

Just when I honestly thought Bush had no more power to outrage me... Today Bush took a second look at the case of Isaac Toussie, a pardon he had issued yesterday. It had come under wide criticism because Toussie's father had been a large contributor to the Republican Party. "(B)ased on...

The pardons that Bill Clinton handed out on his last day in office were certainly one of the low points of his presidency, the Mark Rich pardon being the most notorious. So what do people think? Can George W. Bush outdo Clinton? What high profile people will be on Bush's pardon list? Scooter...