Opinion: The Truth About Pardons
The history of presidential pardons is often surprising, and revealing.
by Scott Simon
Dec 05, 2020
1 minute
The power of a president to pardon people for crimes has always been controversial. Some early American leaders thought it smacked too much of royalty.
But Alexander Hamilton argued the law should have avenues for mercy, or "justice would wear a
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