Sentence examples similar to granting pardons for actions from inspiring English sources

The Constitution grants the president alone the power to grant "pardons for offenses against the United States".

In the United States, for example, the President has the authority to grant pardons for federal offenses, and state governors may pardon crimes against the state.

The president also granted pardons for two other prisoners doing time for counterfeiting and bank fraud, as USA TODAY reports.

In what is becoming an annual holiday season event, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday granted pardons for 79 convicted criminals.

It's an interesting tactic for two reasons: The president is only able to grant pardons for federal crimes, and whether Manafort decides to cooperate with the investigation may hinge on whether a presidential pardon is coming his way.

WASHINGTON — For the first time since taking office nearly two years ago, President Obama exercised his clemency powers on Friday by granting pardons to nine people.

Johnson was already quite lenient in granting pardons, and the popular clamor for harsh punishment began to recede by the end of the year.

On August 29, Fletcher granted pardons to the nine indicted administration officials and issued a blanket pardon for "any and all persons who have committed, or may be accused of committing, any offense" with regard to the investigation.

Cole and Jim were granted pardons in 1901.

A13 Ex-Congressman Pardoned President Clinton granted pardons to 59 people, including former Representative Dan Rostenkowski.

Obama also granted pardons to 78 individuals on Monday.