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To: Round Earther

The list of presidential pardons exceed 10,000.
Check every pardon then get back to me.
I do not have time to research in excess of 10,000 pardons.

Or show me where in US constitution it says president can pardon only those convicted in federal courts. My understanding is constitution gives a wide authority to presidents to pardon anyone convicted.


174 posted on 08/14/2023 8:15:19 PM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like DeSantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people.)
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To: entropy12

https://thepoliticswatcher.com/pages/articles/us-politics/2023/4/5/president-pardon-state-crime-understanding-limits-presidential-pardons


189 posted on 08/14/2023 8:22:38 PM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: entropy12

“Check every pardon then get back to me.”

What happened to the one commutation that you already cited?

You claimed it was a state crime but the first sentence of the Washington Post article shows that it was a federal case.

So which is it, was Mr. Ingram commuted for a federal or state conviction?


192 posted on 08/14/2023 8:23:51 PM PDT by Round Earther
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To: entropy12

https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questions

Does the President have authority to grant clemency for a state conviction?
No. The President’s clemency power is conferred by Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which provides: “The President . . . shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” Thus, the President’s authority to grant clemency is limited to federal offenses and offenses prosecuted by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia in the name of the United States in the D.C. Superior Court. An offense that violates a state law is not an offense against the United States. A person who wishes to seek a pardon or a commutation of sentence for a state offense should contact the authorities of the state in which the conviction occurred. Such state authorities are typically the Governor or a state board of pardons and/or paroles, if the state government has created such a board.


199 posted on 08/14/2023 8:28:17 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: entropy12

“The President’s clemency power is conferred by Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which provides: “The President . . . shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” Thus, the President’s authority to grant clemency is limited to federal offenses and offenses prosecuted by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia in the name of the United States in the D.C. Superior Court. An offense that violates a state law is not an offense against the United States. A person who wishes to seek a pardon or a commutation of sentence for a state offense should contact the authorities of the state in which the conviction occurred. Such state authorities are typically the Governor or a state board of pardons and/or paroles, if the state government has created such a board.”

https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questions#:~:text=Thus%2C%20the%20President%27s%20authority%20to,offense%20against%20the%20United%20States.


234 posted on 08/14/2023 8:51:55 PM PDT by CrazyCatChick (DEATH POKE!)
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