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Nor did he pardon a convicted embezzler, a San Francisco harbor commissioner, when the prospect of a $20,000 payoff was floated by the convict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

Lee, who has the power to pardon Pike or commute her sentence, has not indicated what the state will do in her case.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

But a pardons board later halved the term, and his fine was reduced to 50 million ringgit.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

In 2003, Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted 167 death sentences and granted four pardons.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

And under the state constitution, only the governor has the power to issue pardons.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

"One best spoken in private, m'lord, begging your pardons."

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

In 2017 — after reinventing himself as a hotelier, achieving sustained success and expressing remorse — he was pardoned in 2017 by President Obama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

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

President Trump last October pardoned Zhao, who served four months in prison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"He had helped persuade my sister that Stark should be pardoned, on the condition that he take the black."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

“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