American presidents are empowered by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, "to grant reprieves and pardons for ...

The Department of Justice is reviewing pardons doled out under former President Biden, citing concerns about whether Biden himself was making decisions about clemency power, a senior ...

Joe Biden's pardons, including those for Hunter Biden and death row inmates, are under Justice Department review amid ...

Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline have been pardoned by President Donald Trump ...

NPR's Mara Liasson explains how President Trump is transforming the power of presidential pardons.Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org.

NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the history of presidential pardons Rachel Barkow, Professor of Law at New York University.

President Trump, now convicted of felonies himself, pardoned the former Illinois governor on Feb. 10, 2025 — almost five ...

President Trump indicated Monday that he granted full pardons to nearly all defendants involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and commuted the sentence of six. The move delivered on a ...

Can you really call yourself a has-been until you “has been” pardoned by President Donald J. Trump? It’s the latest trend ...

One of the many headlines President Donald Trump made in May 2025 was his announcement that he would grant full pardons to ...

The move continues a pattern of Trump pardoning some high-profile friends, supporters, donors and former staffers.