The Ongoing Legacy of President Ford’s Pardon of Richard Nixon
Government
President Donald Trump has shown little restraint using his pardon power. In his second term, he has issued over 1,500 pardons, many of them controversial. The most shocking have been his pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters, which included individuals convicted of violent attacks on law enforcement officers. He has also pardoned a large number of people involved in major white collar crimes. Some billionaires, including Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, have had their record wiped clean. Not only
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