It might require amending the Constitution, but the United States should rein in the pardoning power of the president, the ...

A constitutional amendment seems appropriate — perhaps a supplement to Article II, Section 2, stipulating that a pardon, to ...

I do hereby grant unconditional pardons to all United States persons for those offenses against the United States which such ...

Ultimately, reforming the pardon power is crucial to ensuring that the president remains accountable to the law and the ...

The pardon power of the president is close to absolute. And most presidents, until Biden and Trump, have been careful not to abuse the privilege.

Presidential pardons were not intended to forgive crimes committed by the president’s family members, friends or political ...

A president can simply intimate that forgiveness is coming, sanctioning his minions to abuse their office with impunity.

A Kentucky lawmaker is hoping his quest to limit the pardon powers of governors in his state has gotten a jolt of momentum ...

For those not blinded by partisan politics, there is an obvious difference between Biden’s preemptive pardons and these Trump ...

It is fair to say that each president’s exercise of the pardon power pushed the outer limits of legitimacy. In fact, the ...

Opinion: At its best, the presidential pardon power is a tool of mercy, an instrument to correct abuses of power and ...