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Federalist president John Adams pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 20 people.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.
The bill also ended slavery, but did not allow former slaves to vote. President Lincoln pocket vetoed the bill. During his presidency Lincoln issued 64 pardons for war-related offences; 22 for conspiracy, 17 for treason, 12 for rebellion, 9 for holding an office under the Confederacy, and 4 for serving with the rebels. [2]
Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton issued approximately 450 pardons and commutations between 1993 and 2001 (176 were issued on his final day in office). These included a pardon to his half-brother, Roger ...
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.
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 Abraham Lincoln" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
On Aug. 28, 1963, from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. began by speaking of poverty, segregation and discrimination and how the United States had reneged on its promise ...
National Guardsmen with President Nixon in the Executive Office Building during protests in the student strike of 1970 the day before Nixon's visit to the Lincoln Memorial. Nixon had finished a press conference at 10 p.m. on May 8, in which he had been questioned about his decision to expand American operations in Cambodia as part of the ...