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not restricted by any temporal constraints except that the crime must have been committed. A pardon is an expression of the president's forgiveness and ordinarily is granted in recognition of the applicant's acceptance of responsibility for the crime and established good conduct for a significant period of time after conviction or completion of sentence. It does not signify innocence. Its practical effect is the restoration of civil rights and statutory disabilities of (e.g., firearm rights, occupational licensing) associated with a past criminal conviction. In rarer cases, such as the
255:(1915), the court specifically said: "Circumstances may be made to bring innocence under the penalties of the law. If so brought, escape by confession of guilt implied in the acceptance of a pardon may be rejected, preferring to be the victim of the law rather than its acknowledged transgressor, preferring death even to such certain infamy." Commutations (reduction in prison sentence), unlike pardons (restoration of civil rights after prison sentence had been served) may not be refused. In 646: 371:, the president could declare himself unable to perform his duties and could appoint the vice president as acting president. The acting president could then pardon the president and "thereafter the president could either resign or resume the duties of his office." The informal Nixon memo only addressed the presidential self-pardon in 69 words with no citations and lacks legal analysis, and is thus not authoritative on the issue. The issue arose again in 1998, during the 674: 660: 2285: 402:"pardon" (because one cannot grant forgiveness to oneself), and the inadequacy of other safeguards such as political consequences. However, such arguments have been disputed, and since the Supreme Court has issued constitutional rulings that affirmed the president's "unlimited" pardon power, a constitutional amendment or a Supreme Court decision on a self-pardon would be required to settle the constitutionality of a self-pardon. 232:
United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974" is a notable example of a fixed-period federal pardon that came prior to any indictments being issued and that covered unspecified federal offenses that may or may not have been committed. The legal effectiveness of such a form of pardon has not been tested in court.
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A federal pardon can be issued prior to the start of a legal case or inquiry, prior to any indictments being issued, for unspecified offenses, and prior to or after a conviction for a federal crime. Ford's broad federal pardon of former president Richard M. Nixon in 1974 for "all offenses against the
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The power thus conferred is unlimited, with the exception stated. It extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken, or during their pendency, or after conviction and judgment. This power of the President is
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is an executive order granting clemency for a conviction. It may be granted "at any time" after the commission of the crime. As per Justice Department regulations, convicted persons may only apply five or more years after their sentence has been completed. However, the president's power to pardon is
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pardoned former president Richard Nixon on September 8, 1974, for official misconduct which gave rise to the Watergate scandal. Polls showed a majority of Americans disapproved of the pardon, and Ford's public-approval ratings tumbled afterward. Other publicly controversial uses of the pardon power
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The Constitution grants the president the power to pardon "offenses against the United States". An offense that violates state law, but not federal law, is an offense against that state rather than an offense against the United States; however, the Supreme Court has never ruled on this matter or in
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he President is invested with certain important political powers ... which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience ... hatever opinion may be entertained of the manner in which executive discretion may be used,
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The Justice Department normally requires that anyone filing a petition for a pardon wait five years after conviction or release prior to receiving a pardon. The constitutionality of open pardons, such as Ford's pardon of Nixon, has never been judicially tested in the Supreme Court and is open to
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Common arguments against self-pardons include the themes of self-judging and self-dealing, the unjust nature of the president being above the law, violations of the public trust, the inclusion of the word "grant" in the relevant clause (one cannot grant something to oneself), the definition of
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A presidential pardon restores various rights lost as a result of the pardoned offense and may lessen to some extent the stigma arising from a conviction, but it does not erase or expunge the record of the conviction itself. Therefore, a person who is granted a pardon must still disclose any
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While clemency may be granted without the filing of a formal request, in most cases the Office of the Pardon Attorney will consider only petitions from persons who have completed their sentences and, in addition, have demonstrated their ability to lead a responsible and productive life for a
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The Supreme Court never has been called upon to judge the validity of an open pardon like the Nixon pardon. If it must do so in the future and if it continues to view Article II, section 2 in light of the meaning the framers intended it to have, the evidence raises a reasonable doubt of the
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remembered examples of royal abuses of the pardon power in Europe, and warned that the same would happen in the new republic. Critics such as the Anti-Federalists have argued that pardons have been used more often for the sake of political expediency than to correct judicial error.
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Federal pardons issued by the president apply only to federal offenses; they do not apply to state or local offenses or private civil offenses. Federal pardons also do not apply to cases of impeachment. Pardons for state crimes are handled by governors or a state pardon board.
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The power thus conferred is unlimited, with the exception stated. It extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and
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was relatively unusual in being issued early in Trump's presidency. It was met with widespread criticism from political opponents. On November 25, 2020, Trump announced, via Twitter, that he had pardoned former General and Trump National Security Advisor
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not subject to legislative control. Congress can neither limit the effect of his pardon, nor exclude from its exercise any class of offenders. The benign prerogative of mercy reposed in him cannot be fettered by any legislative restrictions.
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Under the Constitution, the president's clemency power extends to all federal criminal offenses, except in cases of impeachment. All requests for executive clemency for federal offenses are normally directed to the
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All federal pardon petitions are addressed to the president, who grants or denies the request. Typically, applications for pardons are referred for review and non-binding recommendation by the
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has interpreted the provision to include the power to grant pardons, conditional pardons, commutations of sentence, conditional commutations of sentence, remissions of fines and forfeitures,
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argued against ratification partly on the grounds that "the President ought not to have the power of pardoning, because he may frequently pardon crimes which were advised by himself."
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and other legal scholars have suggested that self-pardons would be precluded by the requirement that the President "shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" in
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came to be used for regular White House business, pardons were prepared for the president by administrative staff requiring only that the president sign them.
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is the mitigation of the sentence of someone currently serving a sentence for a crime pursuant to a conviction, without cancelling the conviction itself.
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convictions on any form where such information is required although the person may also disclose the fact that a pardon was received. Also, as most
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Whether a Former President May Be Indicted and Tried for the Same Offenses for Which He Was Impeached by the House and Acquitted by the Senate
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Proclamation 179 – Granting Full Pardon and Amnesty for the Offense of Treason Against the United States During the Late Civil War
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The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of
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the President's power to grant a habeas corpus petition for a state offense where it has been denied by a federal court.
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The legal and constitutional ability of a president to pardon himself (self-pardon) is an unresolved issue. During the
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still there exists, and can exist, no power to control that discretion ... he decision of the executive is conclusive.
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and hold state public office, are imposed by state rather than federal law, they may be removed only by state action.
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According to Associate Justice Joseph McKenna, writing the majority opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court case
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in the U.S. Department of Justice for investigation and review, but the president may bypass that office.
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reported that during Trump's closing days in office he told aides he was considering pardoning himself.
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In the 18th century, George Washington granted the first high-profile federal pardon to leaders of the
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Constitutional issues of the pardon power have been raised in multiple Supreme Court cases. In
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and was sentenced to death. Due to his friends' influence, Wilson was pardoned by President
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The full extent of a president's power to pardon has not been fully tested. According to
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on August 25, 2017; Arpaio had been convicted of criminal contempt in federal court. The
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Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt of court
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Brown, Pamela; LeBlanc, Paul; Polantz, Katelyn; Liptak, Kevin (December 24, 2020).
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List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States
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pardons of thousands of former Confederate officials and military personnel
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President Donald Trump issued his first pardon to former Arizona sheriff
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One limitation to the president's power to grant pardons is "in cases of
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Tribe, Laurence H.; Painter, Richard; Eisen, Norman (July 21, 2017).
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have suggested that presidential self-pardons are precluded by the
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significant period after conviction or release from confinement.
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Impeachment Disqualification Clause of Article I, Section III
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Schmidt, Michael S.; Haberman, Maggie (January 7, 2021).
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The pardon power was controversial from the outset; many
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Category: Recipients of American presidential pardons
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Presidential or Legislative Pardon of the President
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Index

president of the United States
U.S. Constitution
pardon
federal crime
commutation of sentence
Burdick v. United States
authoritative
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Watergate scandal
impeachment
Article II, Section 2, Clause 1
U.S. Constitution
impeachment
U.S. Supreme Court
respites
amnesties
pardon of Richard Nixon
pardon/related concepts
Alexander Hamilton
The Federalist Papers
Federalist No. 74
Virginia Ratifying Convention
George Mason
George Washington
Grover Cleveland
typewriters
Office of the Pardon Attorney
United States Department of Justice

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