In a separate statement that coincided with Biden’s, Abbott said he wanted to use the power of clemency to give the people he pardoned, whose crimes included two instances of theft, selling ...

President-elect Trump has vowed to grant clemency to those who descended on the Capitol as Congress certified the 2020 election win of his Democratic opponent, President Biden, describing them on ...

Trump Weighs Jan. 6 Clemency With Congress Set to Ratify His Win Trump promised pardons for 2021 mob; form and timing unclear Prosecutors, judges press on as White House transition nears ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol seemed like it would immediately change the course of history, but ...

KUALA LUMPUR-Malaysia’s royal palace said on Jan 3 that any prisoners seeking clemency for their sentences must submit appeals to the pardons board chaired by the king, echoing a government ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged all parties to respect the King’s firm reminder that only he holds the power to pardon or commute a sentence, ahead of next ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 – Any convict looking for a pardon or sentence reduction must formally submit their proposal to the Pardons Board before its next meeting, the palace clarified today amid debate ...

Istana Negara today said anyone who wishes to seek clemency for a prisoner must submit their application to the Pardons Board. “If any quarters wish for a prisoner to be granted a full pardon or ...

President Joe Biden granted clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations Dec. 12 . Of them, Paul John Garcia from Las Vegas, New Mexico was granted commutation. "These commutation ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — A South Carolina man convicted of murder who is expected to be executed in early January, has released a four-page letter further proclaiming his innocence and seeking a ...

While Biden does have power to grant clemency, his transgression is of a wider scale: it undermines the constitutional separation of powers. Article I of the Constitution gives Congress sole ...