From Nixon to January 6: The history of presidential pardons
One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.
Texas Standard4d
Two US presidents have pardoned thousands over the past few weeks. Here’s what that means.
Biden issued preemptive pardons, while Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters. Over the past several weeks, two U.S. presidents use ...
Reason7d
Biden's Preemptive Pardons Undermine Official Accountability and the Rule of Law
Last month, Joe Biden issued a broad pardon for his son ... pardon that President Gerald Ford granted to his predecessor, Richard Nixon, a month after taking office. That pardon applied to ...
Opinion: Experts once thought highly of Biden’s presidency. Here’s how his legacy is likely to change
A year ago, a survey of presidential scholars put him in the top third of chief executives while Trump ranked last. But that ...
What might President Biden's legacy be?
Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley looks at the considerable, often heroic achievements of Joe Biden, and at the mistakes that may color historians' view of his presidency, as the man Biden ...
KHOU 117d
It's true that a president can pardon someone for crimes they haven't been charged with
On Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony ... Gerald Ford to former President Richard Nixon following Nixon’s resignation after ...
The Courier-Journal5d
Biden’s pardon of Jan. 6 committee may be controversial, but it’s not a first | Opinion
In the final hours of President Joe Biden’s term, he announced the preemptive ... to President Ford’s pardon for President Richard Nixon. During a very controversial time in United States ...
KSL8d
Poll: Americans have a more negative view of Biden than of predecessors at end of terms
SALT LAKE CITY — As he prepares to leave public office, the American public had dimmer views of President Joe Biden ... broke 34%. Biden's rate compares with President Richard Nixon A recent ...
Gerth: Trump disrespectfully defies U.S. Flag Code for his inauguration | Opinion
Even Richard Nixon was honorable enough that he ordered the flag at half-staff for his own inauguration. Not Trump.