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Presidential Pardons

presidential pardons June 17, 2019

Supreme Court Won’t Stop States From Prosecuting Federal DefendantsBy leaving an exception to double-jeopardy rules in place, the Court did not make it easier for Trump to keep people out of jail via pardons.

By Ed Kilgore
June 3, 2018

Giuliani’s Three Most Guilty-Sounding Statements From Sunday MorningAmong other things, he said that President Trump could pardon himself if he feels like it.

By Benjamin Hart
June 1, 2018

Why Trump Isn’t Pardoning Allies Caught in the Mueller Probe — YetHis recent pardons may be a signal to figures like Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort, but don’t expect him to try the risky maneuver anytime soon.

By Margaret Hartmann
May 31, 2018

Trump Considers Pardoning Martha Stewart, Freeing Rod BlagojevichAs it happens, both the TV host and the former Illinois governor have connections to The Apprentice.

By Adam K. Raymond
Apr. 13, 2018

Trump Is Pardoning Scooter LibbyNobody quite knows why, but Dick Cheney’s chief of staff is finally getting the pardon his boss unsuccessfully begged George W. Bush to supply.

By Ed Kilgore