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President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Biden spoke on today’s jobs report and the state of the economy.
Controversial pardons sometimes come at last minute. Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter illustrated how controversial a single act of clemency can be. The president wiped out gun and tax ...
President Biden contends that Hunter Biden was singled out for prosecution because of political pressure, but critics of presidents pardoning relatives or political allies contend that pardons can ...
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 ...
Federalist president John Adams pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 20 people.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.
A host of Congress members have urged Biden to pardon certain groups and people in his last 50 days in office. The White House Press has said more pardons can be expected before Inauguration Day ...
A vestige of England’s monarchical power, pardons can be issued for any reason and take place at any point while a president holds office. But Joe Biden believes in his son’s innocence.
Last week, Biden granted his son, Hunter Biden, a pardon for federal convictions for failing to pay income taxes from 2016 to 2020 and for lying on a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and ...