pardoning
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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
"No, I have no contemplation of pardoning myself for anything. I didn’t do anything wrong."
From Salon • Jan. 11, 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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