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Federalist president John Adams pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 20 people. [3] Among them are: David Bradford, for his role in the Whiskey Rebellion; John Fries, for his role in Fries's Rebellion; convicted of treason due to opposition to a tax; Fries and others were pardoned, and a general amnesty was issued for everyone involved in 1800.
Here’s a look back at some of the presidential pardons given by a sitting U.S. president to his own family. President Joe Biden is seen with his son, Hunter Biden, in Nantucket, Massachusetts ...
US President Donald Trump has issued "full, complete and unconditional" pardons or commutations to almost 1,600 people convicted or charged in connection with the 2021 US Capitol riots. Trump also ...
Federal pardons issued by the president apply only to federal offenses; they do not apply to state or local offenses or to private civil lawsuits. [40] Pardons for state crimes are handled by governors or a state pardon board. [1] The president's power to grant pardons explicitly does not apply "in cases of impeachment." This means that the ...
Former President Bill Clinton on his last day in office on Jan. 20, 2001, pardoned his half-brother Roger Clinton, who spent one year in prison on drug charges, according to the Washington Post.
People pardoned by Woodrow Wilson (1 P) Pages in category "Recipients of American presidential pardons" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Well, for more than 130 years, the office of Pardon attorney has investigated requests for pardons and advised the president, but the office emphatically points out that the president is the one ...
The power of pardon includes the full pardon, to commute a sentence and to grant clemency. Each and every action is a "pardon," per se. - Davodd 23:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC) Might want to include everything on this list of people pardoned by President Bush, then. Or at least provide a link to the full page and include only notable pardons.