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Federalist president John Adams pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 20 people.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 ...
President Gerald R. Ford's broad federal pardon of former president Richard M. Nixon in 1974 for "all offenses against the 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 ...
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.
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 ...
How many pardons have other presidents issued? Barack Obama granted 1,927 acts of clemency during his two terms in office between 2009 and 2017, according to Pew. These included 1,715 commutations ...
Biden announces commutations, pardons: President Joe Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people A commutation of sentence and pardon are different forms of executive clemency ...
Pages in category "People pardoned by John F. Kennedy" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.