A look at the president’s pardon power and how it works
A look at the president's unique power.
Trump lawyer says there’s no pardon discussion
One of President Trump's personal attorneys says that Trump's private legal team is not looking into the question of whether the president can pardon himself.
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With Gitmo on the path to closure, Obama approves major prisoner release
On Monday, President Obama approved his largest single release of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, reducing its population by 15 to a total of 61 -- roughly 25% the size when he took office. Closing the facility he called a “recruitment…
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Mac and Cheese won’t be served at the White House this Thanksgiving
President Obama used his executive authority to pardon Mac and Cheese, the two birds who were saved from the Thanksgiving table this year. Who was the first president to give flight to this holiday amnesty? Political director Domenico Montanaro looks…
People who are white and well-connected are more likely to receive presidential pardons, a ProPublica investigation discovered this week. ProPublica's Dafna Linzer goes over the details of the investigation with Gwen Ifill.
