pardon
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Earlier, Cohen told CNN that he had submitted an application for a pardon to President Joe Biden but was denied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
People with criminal records have in the past been able to reclaim their gun rights if they obtained a pardon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
A Frenchman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mali for plotting an alleged coup in the West African country has now been granted a presidential pardon, it was announced on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“You got a pardon and you pleaded over 100 times at the White House? What are you scared of, Tony?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Your pardon, neb Rekh, I will weigh the sweep now.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Presidential pardons only cover federal offences, not state-level cases.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
White House officials are considering a plan for President Trump to issue 250 pardons as a way to mark the celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday this summer, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Stories about pardons are often told as stories about presidential power — who got mercy, who had access, who persuaded a president to intervene.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
The White House has said the president does not issue pardons at the request of lobbyists.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
"My pardons," he began, taking his place on the bench beside his uncle.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Trump pardoned the elder Kushner in 2020 and named him U.S. ambassador to France in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
In a September 2024 motion, Murrill claimed that by vacating Brooks’ manslaughter conviction while he was a free man and not a prisoner, the court essentially pardoned him.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The day before she was executed, she wrote to George Rogers, the Labour MP for Kensington North at the time, who had campaigned for her to be pardoned.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Mr. Clinton pardoned him before Justice could finalize an agreement in which he would plead guilty to a misdemeanor and pay a $5,000 fine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
"He had helped persuade my sister that Stark should be pardoned, on the condition that he take the black."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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
Farmer asked, referring to his argument with Alex about pardoning prisoners.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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