Yes, preemptive pardons are legal in the United States, and they fall under the broad powers granted to the president by ...

Before President Biden issued pardons for his family members, the media took aim at President Trump for floating the idea of preemptive pardons before he left office in 2021.

President Trump is putting a political spotlight on autopens, machines that have been used for decades by presidents, writers and more.

But other Democrats, already upset by Biden pardoning his son after he promised he wouldn't, say preemptive pardons aren't necessary and warn it could set a dangerous precedent.. Those who could ...

Biden, too, had warned against preemptive pardons before he took office in 2020, at a time when speculation swirled that Trump would pardon his children and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

Before leaving office, President Biden issued preemptive pardons for five family members. Legal expert Kim Wehle discusses the move and what it means for future presidential powers.

Pounding away on a prison typewriter, Chad Scott seemed worlds apart from President Donald Trump. But when the disgraced ...

President Donald Trump confused Iranian threats with a type of thunderstorm while speaking on Air Force One ahead of the NATO ...

The Supreme Court has said preemptive pardons are OK." Trump weighed in on the possibility Friday, May 30, in the Oval Office. "Nobody's asked" about a pardon, the president said.

A Biden staff secretary and adviser testified she did not know if Biden himself approved or authorized decisions through use ...

President Biden issued 80 pardons and 4,165 commutations for a total of 4,245 acts of clemency, the total being than any president in […] ...