Inauguration Day began and ended with unusual pardons from two presidents that legal and democracy scholars say reflected a lack of faith in the justice system, just as Donald Trump entered office.

The White House announced the pardons in a last batch of clemency decisions just minutes before Donald Trump took the oath of office, saying they were intended to prevent “baseless and ...

Biden’s pardon for his brother comes after a similar order for his son Hunter Biden, who was facing both tax and gun charges in cases filed in two different states. President Biden said his son ...

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Most notably, there was Biden’s breaking his promise not to pardon his son, Hunter. And then there were the commutations of the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners, all killers and some of them ...

Pardons were flying all over Washington on Monday like a flock of birds, or airplanes during peak hours at Reagan airport. Joe Biden was first, issuing "pre-emptive" pardons to five members of his ...

President Joe Biden’s pardon of his family on his way out the White House door was a disappointing abuse of his presidential prerogative. His decision to issue preemptive pardons to members of ...

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 ...

This story has been updated with new information. In his final hours in office, President Joe Biden issued blanket preemptive pardons Monday to prominent government officials, the bipartisan ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci is insisting that he committed "no crime" after President Biden issued a preemptive pardon for his former chief medical advisor. "I really truly appreciate the action President ...

In the final hours of his presidency, Joe Biden shattered norms by issuing preemptive pardons, something the legacy media had demonized President Trump for after he allegedly floated them before ...

In the final hours of his presidency, Joe Biden issued blanket pardons to several people to protect them from politically-motivated prosecutions. Recipients included members of his family like his ...