Presidential pardons were designed by the founders for at least three purposes, according to U.S. scholars: 1) to provide another executive check on legislative or judicial power when a president saw ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stewart Ulrich, Sam Houston State University (THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump ...

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Given the many big names who have received pardons recently by President Donald Trump, it's fair to ask, how do you get a pardon, anyway? Trump pardoned a new wave of people in recent weeks, including ...

While most former presidents do not speak out about their successors after they leave the White House, Donald Trump is not the first president to criticize his former political opponents while in ...

They signed landmark legislation, created new programs, ordered military action and endured early stumbles. They signed landmark legislation, created new programs, ordered military action and endured ...

Ken White, co-host of “All the President’s Lawyers," is an attorney at Brown White & Osborn LLP in Los Angeles. A former federal prosecutor, his practice includes both criminal defense and First ...

Editor's note: On October 31, 2025, correspondent Norah O'Donnell spoke with President Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., and this is a transcript of that conversation. They started by ...

President Donald Trump is making full use of his pardon power. This year, Trump has issued roughly 1,800 pardons, or nearly six times the number he issued during the four years of his first term.

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