How to Use presidential/royal pardon in a Sentence
presidential/royal pardon
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What has the Supreme Court said about the limits of the presidential pardon?
—Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2020
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For some, the slate is wiped clean with a presidential pardon.
—Ted Gup, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022
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Anwar received a royal pardon and was released from prison in May 2018.
—Caolán Magee, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
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The 70-year-old has exhausted all appeals and only a royal pardon could quash the conviction.
—Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2024
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Last month, when Mr. Fateel left prison — riding a bus filled with inmates freed by a surprise royal pardon — the Nidal who greeted him was a teenager.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 5 May 2024
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Many expect Thaksin to try to seek a royal pardon or parole based on medical reasons.
—Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
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Although the power to pardon is probably as old as politics, the roots of the presidential pardon in the U.S. can be traced back to English law.
—Scott Davidson, The Conversation, 14 Dec. 2020
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He was released in December that year under a royal pardon, but the confinement shook him.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
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In the wake of the Capitol attack, Eastman sent Rudy Giuliani an email seeking a presidential pardon, which was obtained by the panel.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 June 2022
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John Eastman asked for a presidential pardon after took the 5th Amendment 100 times.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022
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Najib’s lawyers formally requested a royal pardon from the king in 2022.
—Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2024
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Thaksin can apply for a royal pardon but no requests have been made so far by the former prime minister or his family, Sitthi said.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
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Donald Trump was, by all accounts, obsessed with the presidential pardon.
—Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books, 23 Apr. 2020
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For the defendants and their attorneys, their only hope may be a presidential pardon.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
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Volunteers would receive a presidential pardon after six months of service and, if needed, a burial at the site of their choosing.
—Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
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Last year, Gaetz was an outspoken champion of a presidential pardon for Stone.
—Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Mar. 2021
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In Thailand, prisoners can request a royal pardon through the justice minister, who passes the application to the prime minister and then on the the King for final approval.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
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Avery vanished into thin air before buying a royal pardon and joining the writer Defoe as a spy to protect England’s crown from the threat of Catholic France, a new theory suggests.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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Some were active as recently as this spring and advocated for a presidential pardon for Stone.
—Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2020
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His supporters have called on the government to grant him a presidential pardon that would wipe the months left on his sentence and lift related restrictions such as a five-year employment ban.
—Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2021
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However, a presidential pardon does not shield Bannon from state or local charges.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2023
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There has been a decades-long call for a posthumous presidential pardon of Garvey by his living descendants and supporters.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 17 Aug. 2022
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But Eastman was not given a presidential pardon, and went on to invoke his the 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination 100 times when the committee called him to testify.
—Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
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Two turkeys received a presidential pardon in a Thanksgiving rite of passage.
—Sarah Day Owen Wiskirchen, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2022
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Novak's presidential pardon reportedly came in April 2023 ahead of a visit to Hungary by Pope Francis.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
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Stone was then issued a full presidential pardon on Dec. 23, nullifying the conviction, just weeks before Trump left office.
—James Hill, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2021
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However, lame-duck presidents have been known to use this period to exercise some of their powers — such as the presidential pardon — with less concern about public opinion.
—Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2020
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When President Donald Trump offered him a presidential pardon in 2017, protesters gathered in downtown Phoenix to make their outrage known.
—Maria Polletta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2020
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Notably, no president could grant Trump clemency in the Georgia and New York cases, as presidential pardon power only applies to federal charges.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Aug. 2023
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Even if Trump ultimately does grant some form of clemency to his children or himself, the presidential pardon is not a blanket protection against prosecution.
—Erin Blakemore, History & Culture, 4 Dec. 2020
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