Presidential pardons reflect the sleazy reality of modern-day politics, one befitting a mob boss, not U.S presidents.

MINSK, June 21. /TASS/. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 14 prisoners, including foreign nationals and opposition figures, presidential spokeswoman Natalia Eismont told TASS.

A former Justice Department pardon attorney said Donald Trump’s pardons have given individuals and companies debt relief of more than $1 billion.

WASHINGTON — The pardon issued by former President Joe Biden to disgraced son Hunter appears to have been given a more personal touch than the ones granted to other family members, documents show.

As the new U.S. pardon attorney, Ed Martin, recently put it, “No MAGA left behind.”. The defining feature of patronage pardoning is the use of clemency to make regime loyalists less responsive ...

4. Victim notification Victims of the applicant’s crimes are then notified of the pardon request and may be represented during the interview stage. 5. Review of application The committee ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Trump administration’s new chief pardon attorney is considering a plan to ...

President William Ruto has issued presidential pardons to inmates in various correctional facilities at least twice since taking office. × The Standard e-Paper ...

The Department of Justice is reviewing pardons doled out under former President Biden, citing concerns about whether Biden was making the decisions, an administration official confirmed to The Hill.

The official told The Hill that pardon attorney Ed Martin will lead an independent review to determine if “unelected staffers” took advantage of Biden when it came to pardons and commutations.

The pardon review comes as fresh reporting and new books, including “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” have reignited debate ...