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  2. Federal pardons in the United States - Wikipedia

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    President Geralld R. Ford's broad federal pardon of former president Richard M. Nixon in 1974 for "all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974" is a notable example of a fixed-period federal pardon that came ...

  3. List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president ...

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    The president can issue a reprieve, commuting a criminal sentence, lessening its severity, its duration, or both while leaving a record of the conviction in place. Additionally, the president can make a pardon conditional, or vacate a conviction while leaving parts of the sentence in place, like the payment of fines or restitution.

  4. What is a presidential pardon? How is it different than a ...

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    Pardon. Pardons can also function as an "expression of the president's forgiveness," the DOJ notes. ... "A person is not eligible to apply for a presidential pardon until a minimum of five years ...

  5. Experts say Biden has a constitutional right to issue ...

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    In his first network TV interview since his presidential victory, Trump vowed to use the first day of his second Oval Office term to pardon people convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 ...

  6. President Biden might pardon others before leaving office ...

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    Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter illustrated how controversial a single act of clemency can be. The president wiped out gun and tax convictions against his son, along with unspecified violations ...

  7. Powers of the president of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The president can only grant pardons for federal offenses. [47] The president maintains the Office of the Pardon Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice to review all requests for pardons. The president can also commute a sentence which, in effect, changes the punishment to time served.

  8. Who else could Biden pardon? - AOL

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    A host of Congress members have urged Biden to pardon certain groups and people in his last 50 days in office. The White House Press has said more pardons can be expected before Inauguration Day ...

  9. Pardon - Wikipedia

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    The pardon is granted by presidential decree; if the pardon is denied, the president decides by order. Traditionally pardons are granted during the Christmas period. The pardon can be revoked by the president of the republic. In 2019, president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa granted two pardons. [41] [full citation needed]