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In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC's Newsnight, Hunter Biden defended the controversial pardon, revealed his father's "painful" cancer has spread, ruled out seeking elected office and spoke about helping others recover from addiction.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

But law scholars are split on the issue that opens the door to a murky legal maze pitting the reach of a presidential pardon against the scope of the Fifth Amendment.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Later, a presidential pardon wiped his record clean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The deal was supposed to help him secure a Trump pardon after a federal gun case, but the pardon never materialized, and Boosie is now trying to recover part of the money through arbitration.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

A young boy chasing an escaped guinea fowl bumped into me, but he did not ask my pardon.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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

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

What she wants is an apology, and Mary batting her eyes and offering her heartfelt pardons won’t be enough.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

"Khaleesi, pardons, forgive me. I went to him, as you bid, and told him you commanded him to join you for supper."

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

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

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

Appearing in court on Tuesday, he expressed regret and was pardoned.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Kem Sokha, who was convicted of trying to topple the former long-ruling leader's government and sentenced to 27 years, "is pardoned", Hun Sen posted on social media alongside a royal decree signed by him.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

After confessing to these things they had been pardoned, reinstated in the Party, and given posts which were in fact sinecures but which sounded important.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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

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

Although the pardoning power is considered broad, it is not limitless.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024

“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