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Although a pardon could be signed "minutes after" taking office, various bureaucratic hurdles would prevent it from taking effect that same day, Thiago Bottino, a law professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The president assured them that the government would spare no effort to obtain a general pardon for him, instructing diplomatic channels to engage Saudi authorities.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

As a legal scholar researching the evolution of modern presidential clemency, I have reviewed every individual pardon and commutation granted by U.S. presidents since 1989, spanning seven administrations, from George H.W.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Begging your pardon, but he said it, not me.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

Presidential pardons only cover federal offences, not state-level cases.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

No doubt, Blanche was careful to avoid the language of pardons for fear of political backlash.

From Slate ● May 26, 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

"Yoren, as it please m'lord. My pardons for the hour."

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

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

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

Chey also has twice been convicted, imprisoned—and later pardoned by two South Korean presidents—for white-collar crimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

From glamour model to nightclub manager - who was pardoned killer Ruth Ellis?

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Spangler, Mudd, and Arnold were pardoned by Andrew Johnson in 1869 and lived out their days as law- abiding citizens.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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

The family of one of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's victims has asked US President Donald Trump not to consider pardoning the late financier's accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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