What Are Presidential Pardons?

Update: 2024-02-13

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The president has the power to release someone from prison, restore their voting rights, or stop a federal criminal investigation with little more than the wave of a hand. How did the president get this power, and are there any limitations? What would it mean for a president to pardon themselves?

Brian Kalt, constitutional law professor at Michigan State University, helps answer these questions.

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