Harris and Trump made their final pitches to voters Monday in the same part of Pennsylvania, at roughly the same time, ...

WASHINGTON—In his inaugural address as he took over from Donald Trump, President Biden said “democracy has prevailed.” Nearly ...

During Donald Trump’s first term, legal scholars were already debating whether a president can self-pardon. With special counsel Robert Mueller investigating Russian interference in the 2016 ...

A president issuing a self-pardon would be unprecedented, so its legality is unclear. If he did try it, it would not wipe out all of his legal problems. Presidential pardons only apply to federal ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to pardon the rioters charged for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C. Four of the people convicted are ...

ADVERTISEMENT They’re just some of the violent would-be insurrectionists that Trump, the “law and order candidate,” is prepared to pardon when he takes office again in January. More than ...

Trump has previously said he would pardon January 6 defendants, saying in July that “if they’re innocent” he “would pardon them.” Over 1,500 people have been charged in connected to the ...

Trump has said he intends to pardon at least some individuals from the Jan. 6 riot, saying at one point he was “inclined to pardon many of them.” “I can’t say for every single one ...

Carnell is one of those arrested in the aftermath of the Capitol riot who is now hoping Trump will follow through on a promise of a pardon. "President-elect Trump made multiple clemency promises ...

The possibility of a self-pardon, while legally ambiguous, adds another layer of complexity to the situation.

If a president were to attempt a self-pardon, it would almost certainly lead to significant legal challenges and could ultimately require a Supreme Court ruling. Furthermore, presidential pardons ...

In addition to Trump's promises to pardon many of those who participated in the attack, it's widely expected the ongoing criminal investigation will be shuttered once Trump takes office.