Alice wasn’t pardoned. Her sentence was commuted!
The author seems to conflate the two. Or doesn’t understand the difference.
Now, now, don’t criticize your betters in the media, The are consummate professionals with college degrees and years of experience in messing up basic facts.
Funny!!!
Actually, I got an undergraduate degree in PhotoJournalism, but hated the journalism part so bad that I quit the profession and switched to marketing and advertising.
Glad I did then. Especially now!