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Attorney for New Jersey, said, “Hold my beer, ladies,” when The New York Times reported she had been given a $50 million personal contract in exchange for securing a presidential pardon.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

While in Greece, Diamantis has called in to a talk-radio show and circulated a manifesto seeking a presidential pardon from President Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

His latest appeal was turned down, but he is still hoping for a presidential pardon.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

"I have decided to pardon 49 people, 23 of them in connection with the terrible events we have gone through over the past year and a half," Vucic said, referring to the protests.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Begging your pardon, sir, but was Clara your sister? Or your cousin?”

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

The proposal would also allow convicts to serve their terms in Kosovo, limit sentences to 15 years and clear the way for presidential pardons.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

And under the state constitution, only the governor has the power to issue pardons.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

In Northern Ireland, the Department of Justice is working on a review of the pardons and disregards scheme, with a view to bringing new proposals to the Executive in the next Assembly mandate.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Plus, the White House considers issuing 250 pardons to mark America’s 250th birthday, and Drake returns with a new album.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

A pair of gold cloaks confronted them as they were making their way along Coppersmith's Wynd, but when they realized whom they'd challenged they begged the Hand's pardons and waved them on.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Newly pardoned, Milton sought to recover $70 million from Nikola in bankruptcy court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Year: 2022 Compiled by: Shirin Ali Of note: Santos would later be expelled from Congress, sentenced to prison, and pardoned by President Donald Trump.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ryan, who denied espionage, is one of 20 people pardoned by Aliyev.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

He denied wrongdoing and was pardoned in 2022.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

“The new council has said that you can be pardoned as soon as you are willing to apologize.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

One of Barnett’s previous clients was Alice Marie Johnson, a great-grandmother serving a life sentence for a first-time federal drug offense; Trump commuted her sentence in 2018 before fully pardoning her in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

In October 2022, Biden was pictured signing an order pardoning those in jail for marijuana possession.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025

In the closing weeks of his presidency, Biden loosed his pardoning pen.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025

Gerald Ford is best remembered not for his administration’s fight against inflation or for signing campaign finance reforms but for pardoning his predecessor, Richard Nixon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025

“Seeing as your boy is so young, and El Jefe has been pardoning most minors . . .” He swilled his drink around so the ice tinkled against the glass.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez