Speculation has swirled over whom President Trump may pardon before leaving office. But why do presidents have the right to pardon, and how should it be used?
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A former lawyer for the US House of Representatives explains the constitutional and historical limits barring Congress from checking the president’s clemency powers.
Justified or not, some of the suffragettes’ actions were still criminal. And many would consider a conviction a badge of honour.
