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Presidential pardon: Behind the power Biden used to pardon son Hunter

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Pardons were first recorded in England 1,000 years before the American colonies rebelled.

The basis for the pardon is found in Article II of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “The President shall have Power to grant.

Reprieves and pardons for Offenses against the United States , except in Cases of impeachment” The president is not allowed to issue pardons in federal cases.

Joe Biden’s move to issue a “full and unconditional” pardon for “all offenses” that Hunter Biden “committed or may have committed or taken part from January 1, 2014 , through December 1, 2024 ” had some legal experts questioning whether the executive action broke the first condition. “Where this is pushing the boundary is this is granting a pardon to unidentified crimes,” Mark Osler , a law professor at the University of St. Thomas and an expert on pardons, told USA Today ..

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