WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted of federal gun charges and tax evasion, rocked the political world with Republican lawmakers and President ...

All were unlikely beneficiaries this week of pardons, with President Donald Trump flexing his executive power to bestow ...

Among some of his final duties in office, President Joe Biden is expected to "pardon" one or two turkeys before Thanksgiving this year. The unusual tradition may be one of the more amusing duties ...

If a rationale for the current pardon system exists, certainly it is weakened by the presidential power plays we’ve seen most recently from Biden and Trump. Judges in criminal cases can ...

The U.S. Constitution gives presidents the power to grant pardons and commutations for federal crimes. This unique, unchecked power was meant to be used sparingly, as a last resort to correct ...

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence early Monday that his predecessor’s pardons for members of ... and Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla.; and current Reps. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., ...

This means that under current law, as long as President Biden made sure the pardons were officially delivered, they cannot be revoked. VERIFY reached out to the Department of Justice to ask what ...