Despite the controversy surrounding them, presidential pardons can provide a service – the question is how they are used.

Pardoning your own family member may seem like an abuse of power, but it is within the president’s constitutional power to do ...

Throughout his presidency, Jimmy Carter was faced with allegations that his brother Billy took $200,000 from a Libyan dictator as a 'loan.' ...

I was so proud of Joe Biden when he promised he would refuse to pardon his son, Hunter. President Biden’s stance was meant as an affirmation of the fact that our justice system has not been ...

Two IRS whistleblowers who raised concerns about the investigation into Hunter Biden lampooned his presidential pardon while hitting back at an attorney who they say defamed them. "Plaintiffs seek ...

Critics of President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter argue that he placed family loyalty above the impartiality of the law, and that it sullies Biden’s campaign promise to restore dignity to ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders says President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, set “kind of a dangerous” precedent. The independent senator from Vermont told NBC News’ “Meet the Press ...

Roosevelt — but said he still has serious concerns over Biden’s pardon of his disgraced son Hunter. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images President Biden broke his word and pardoned his troubled ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Sunday that he thinks President Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, is understandable, but he expressed concern about the “precedent” it could set ...

It's also been a blind spot, handing his critics a blunt instrument. Hunter Biden could have declined his father's pardon but didn't because it's just the latest get-out-of-jail-free card in a ...

On December 1, President Joseph Biden announced a pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, on charges of gun and tax violations, reversing his pledge not to pardon him if convicted. In his statement, the ...

Except for the nonviolent aspect, the Hunter pardon does not fit the standard of yesterday’s acts of executive clemency. It was issued prematurely before Hunter had been sentenced and had a ...