Trump didn’t fully explain why he gave commutations in those 14 cases and not pardons. While signing the clemency order Monday, he said: “We have about six commutations in there where we’re ...

Barb McQuade, a former U.S. attorney in Michigan who has written critically of Trump’s messaging, said she worries the pardons of even violent offenders send a signal that “political violence ...

Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. presidents have held the right to pardon crimes since the country’s founding, and they have exercised it often with political and personal ...

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Mr. Ulbricht’s pardon was not an obvious agenda item for Mr. Trump. Unlike the nearly 1,600 people who received pardons or commutations this week for their involvement in the Jan. 6 riot, Mr ...

People who followed President Trump's campaign were not surprised to see him pardon nearly all of the ... a troubling signal about tolerance for political violence over the next four years.

Trump's pardon of nearly all of the people convicted of crimes in relation to Jan. 6 was no surprise to those who followed his campaign promises. But for some historians, it sends a troubling signal.

Presidential pardons are all over the place, thanks to outgoing President Joe Biden and newly sworn in President Donald Trump. Presidents’ power to pardon is pretty comprehensive, and has been ...

However, later on Monday, one of Trump’s first presidential acts was to grant a sweeping pardon to rioters who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including those who violently attacked police.

He abused the pardon power (again) and has effectively endorsed political violence carried out in his name (again). The political fallout of the pardons is also worth keeping a close eye on.