From Nixon to January 6: The history of presidential pardons
One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.
Presidential pardons change lives and legacies. Don’t let them change history. | Opinion
Pardons will always be a president’s attempt to have the last word. Amid the usual public outcry, it’s rare that it works, ...
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Gerald Ford Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States.PersonalBirth date: July 14, ...
Commentary: Corrupting the presidential pardon power
Joe Biden has pardoned more than 3,000 people during his final days in office. Other presidents have used the power to ...
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Presidential pardons change lives and legacies. Don’t let them change history. | Opinion
Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon is now not even among the worst 1,500 in history. President Donald Trump’s blithe act of forgiveness for more than 1,500 defendants involved in the Jan. 6 ...
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Two presidents compete over the worst abuse of the pardon power
A merican presidents are often disappointed to discover limits to their authority, but the country’s founders intended the ...
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Commentary: Corrupting the presidential pardon power
President Gerald Ford’s pardon of predecessor Richard Nixon was roundly criticized at the time, and may have cost Ford the 1976 election. Nixon had picked Ford to be vice president, which led to ...
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Biden’s pardon of Jan. 6 committee may be controversial, but it’s not a first | Opinion
Other presidents such as Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford ... pardons have the most similarities to President Ford’s pardon for President Richard Nixon. During a very controversial time in United ...