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Attorney for New Jersey, said, “Hold my beer, ladies,” when The New York Times reported she had been given a $50 million personal contract in exchange for securing a presidential pardon.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Now he’s calling in to talk radio and seeking a presidential pardon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

"I have decided to pardon 49 people, 23 of them in connection with the terrible events we have gone through over the past year and a half," Vucic said, referring to the protests.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Begging your pardon, ma’am, it wasn’t a billiard saloon, but a gymnasium, and I was taking a lesson in fencing.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Ford placed the inmate’s bid for clemency on the agenda of the state pardons board — an example, Lombardo claims, of the way Ford treats criminals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

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

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

Maybe to prove himself right, Trujillo was granting more and more pardons and visiting passes.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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

Many presidents adhere to this norm: My study shows that between 94% and 100% of people pardoned by George H.W.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

French national Martin Ryan has been pardoned and his release from prison ordered by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev after he was jailed on charges of spying.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Trump pardoned the elder Kushner in 2020 and named him U.S. ambassador to France in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The picketers didn’t want to be pardoned by the government for something they didn’t believe was a crime.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Hun Sen, who is currently Cambodia's acting head of state, signed a decree pardoning his political rival on behalf of King Norodom Sihamoni.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Asked after the Supreme Court ruling if he would consider pardoning Maxwell, Trump said, “I’d have to take a look at it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 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

The modern era of parsimonious pardoning began in the late 1970s, when the attorney general delegated the task of recommending pardons to a bureaucracy within the Justice Department.

From Slate ● 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