President Donald Trump has leaned into his presidential clemency powers much more aggressively in his second term –in fact, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. There’s a growing movement by Republicans to void some of the pardons ...

The U.S. got its law from England, and per English law, the king could pardon any convicted criminal as a “prerogative of mercy.” Case closed. The Constitution’s framers included the pardon power, ...

Article II of the U.S. Constitution grants the president the unconditional power to grant “reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States.” Pardons do not extend to impeachments or to ...

A Presidential pardon, like sainthood, must be assiduously pursued in order to be obtained, but not openly desired. Last Monday, when Rudy Giuliani received a remarkably broad pardon from Donald Trump ...

I have generally supported presidential pardons in the past because they serve as an expression of the public’s desire to extend grace. However, I have strong reservations about how President Donald ...