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The ridiculous travesty of presidential pardons:
The presidential pardon power, established in the U.S. Constitution (Article II, Section 2), allows the President to grant clemency for **federal** offenses, **excluding impeachment**.
It was inspired by the British royal prerogative of mercy and defended by Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 74 as essential for justice and reconciliation. The Supreme Court affirmed its broad scope in Ex parte Garland (1866).
The Office of the Pardon Attorney, created in 1891 (a time of great federal bloat) assists in reviewing clemency requests.
The presidential pardon power, established in the U.S. Constitution (Article II, Section 2), allows the President to grant clemency for **federal** offenses, **excluding impeachment**.
It was inspired by the British royal prerogative of mercy and defended by Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 74 as essential for justice and reconciliation. The Supreme Court affirmed its broad scope in Ex parte Garland (1866).
The Office of the Pardon Attorney, created in 1891 (a time of great federal bloat) assists in reviewing clemency requests.