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Liz Oyer served as a DOJ pardon attorney under the Biden administration and, two days after Blanche was confirmed as deputy AG, was fired.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told MPs the King had granted the pardon, saying that the death penalty had been replaced with a sentence of life imprisonment.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

His decision to pardon Richard Nixon may have been an admirable attempt to unite the country and move on, but it backfired on him politically and his popularity plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Health minister Aden Duale was held in contempt of court this week after failing to follow a ruling that halted its preparations and had to beg for a pardon.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

“I need Kendrick Stevens to report immediately to the principal’s office, posthaste. Please give Kendrick a hall pass and direct him this way. Thank you, and pardon the interruption.”

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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

Throughout history, kings and popes traditionally celebrated “jubilee” years with granting pardons and forgiving sins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

The White House has said the president does not issue pardons at the request of lobbyists.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026

What it characterizes, again, completely without precedent, as core powers of the presidency among which it lists pardons.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026

"A hundred pardons, my lord," his master said hur-riedly to Ned.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Last October, Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of the cryptocurrency firm Binance.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

He’s no longer a quintessential underdog routinely pardoned for his bad defense, his questionable durability and his tendency to tighten up in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

He pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange; Trevor Milton, convicted of defrauding investors in truck maker Nikola; and Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the crypto-fueled black market Silk Road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

In one of his first acts as civilian president, Min Aung Hlaing this month also pardoned Suu Kyi's top aide Win Myint, who served as her ceremonial president.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Then and only then would I have the right, so to speak—would I give myself permission, as it were—to consider the alternative hypothesis: I was pardoned.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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

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

So he protected his son by pardoning him.

From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2024

Farmer asked, referring to his argument with Alex about pardoning prisoners.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French