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  1. www.whitehouse.gov › briefing-room › statements-releasesClemency Recipient List | The White House

    Apr 26, 2022 · Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency to 78 individuals, consisting of three pardons and 75 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following three...

  2. www.brennancenter.org › our-work › research-reportsPresidential Pardon Power Explained - Brennan Center for Justice

    Jan 9, 2021 · Published: January 9, 2021. Associated Press. Bolster Checks & Balances. Executive Power. The Constitution gives the president the “Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”

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  4. www.law.cornell.edu › article-2 › section-2Overview of the Pardon Power | U.S. Constitution Annotated | US...

    Despite the breadth of the President’s authority under the Pardon Clause, the Constitution’s text provides for at least two limits on the power: first, clemency may only be granted for “Offenses against the United States,” 5. meaning that state criminal offenses and federal or state civil claims are not covered. 6.

  5. www.pbs.org › newshour › politicsA look at the president’s pardon power and how it works

    Aug 26, 2017 · A look at the president’s pardon power and how it works. Politics Aug 26, 2017 5:12 PM EDT. President Donald Trump has exercised his pardon power for the first time, using it to pardon...

  6. www.scotusblog.com › 2021 › 01The Supreme Court and the president’s pardon power

    Jan 1, 2021 · The president can issue a pardon at any point after a crime is committed and before, during or after criminal proceedings have taken place. The president cannot, however, pardon someone for future crimes. A pardon covers both the offender’s conviction for the crime and the sentence for that crime. In Burdick v.

  7. www.archives.gov › research › investigationsPardon Records | National Archives

    Sep 29, 2021 · The Constitution provides the President the sole power to grant pardons for offenses against the United States. Throughout the history of the United States, the President has exercised this power with the advice and assistance of various officials and executive departments in the federal government.

  8. ballotpedia.org › Executive_clemency_and_presidential_pardonsExecutive clemency and presidential pardons - Ballotpedia

    Apr 25, 2024 · Below you will find a quantitative overview of presidential pardons and answers to questions such as the following: can a president pardon someone who has not yet been convicted of a crime; why did the framers grant this power to the presidency; and how frequently have presidents invoked this power? HIGHLIGHTS.

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