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Democratic president Andrew Johnson pardoned about 7,000 people in the "over $20,000" class (taxable property over $20,000) by May 4, 1866. More than 600 prominent North Carolinians were pardoned just before the election of 1864. [18] President Andrew Johnson pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 654 people. [3] Among them are:
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The 39 people being pardoned have shown "commitment to making their communities stronger and safer," the president said. Most were convicted of drug offenses. What is a presidential pardon and a ...
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 ...
Pages in category "People pardoned by Joe Biden" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
President Jimmy Carter set a high-water mark for one-term presidents in the past 50 years with 534 individual pardons, plus an unspecified number of Vietnam draft dodgers from 1964 to 1973.