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A lawyer for Zhao previously said his pardon wasn’t linked to any business decision, and a lawyer for World Liberty Financial has said the company didn’t “discuss, facilitate or influence the pardon.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Martin most recently served as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

A Frenchman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mali for plotting an alleged coup in the West African country has now been granted a presidential pardon, it was announced on Thursday.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The artist reacted to the pardon on his Instagram story, saying that it “opens the door to a future I’ve worked hard for and I am fully prepared to step into this.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Mr. Gideon, I beg your pardon, but this all makes absolutely no sense. Shamblers, here, within the walls?”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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

The White House has said the president does not issue pardons at the request of lobbyists.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026

Stories about pardons are often told as stories about presidential power — who got mercy, who had access, who persuaded a president to intervene.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026

A pair of gold cloaks confronted them as they were making their way along Coppersmith's Wynd, but when they realized whom they'd challenged they begged the Hand's pardons and waved them on.

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

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

Zubeidi was pardoned in 2007, but Israel later rearrested him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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

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

Perhaps I may be pardoned my naivete; I was but eight, and had given little thought to service and recompense.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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

In the closing weeks of his presidency, Biden loosed his pardoning pen.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025

A recent Associated Press survey indicated only two in 10 Americans approve of pardoning most of those involved.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 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