November 27, 2025 | 6:05 PM
Man accused of double voting in 2020 election says Trump pardon applies to him
Legal scholars say the suspect’s claim stems from “sloppy” language in the president’s proclamation.
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January 13, 2023 | 4:11 PM
Pardon ends Meek Mill’s legal odyssey on drug, gun charges
January 13, 2023 | 5:05 AM
Governor Tom Wolf tops Pennsylvania’s record of pardons granted
He surpassed Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell’s record of 1,122 granted pardons.
October 7, 2022 | 5:20 AM
President Joe Biden to pardon simple federal marijuana possession convictions
“Sending people to prison for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives and incarcerated people for conduct that many states no longer prohibit.”
June 24, 2022 | 5:05 AM
Republican lawmakers — including Rep. Scott Perry — asked the White House for pardons before and after Jan. 6
“The only reason you ask for a pardon is if you think you’ve committed a crime,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans on the select committee, said during the hearing.
May 26, 2021 | 4:36 PM
Wolf pardons eye doctor who grew marijuana for sick wife
Dr. Paul Ezell pleaded guilty less than two years before Pennsylvania legalized medical marijuana.
February 15, 2021 | 5:39 AM
Report: Life sentences create ‘larger, older, sicker, more expensive’ prison population
In Pennsylvania, people can be convicted of felony-murder if they participate in a felony such as robbery or kidnapping that results in death.
January 20, 2021 | 5:33 AM
Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne in final clemency flurry
The lengthy list of 73 pardons and 70 commutations landed after midnight. Trump is slated to leave the White House for the last time early Wednesday morning, skipping the inaugural ceremonies of his successor, President-elect Joe Biden.
December 23, 2020 | 5:07 AM
Trump grants slew of pardons, including George Papadopoulos and Duncan Hunter
In all, Trump granted full pardons to 15 individuals and commuted part or all of the sentences of an additional 5.
December 2, 2020 | 4:09 PM
Talk of ‘preemptive’ pardons by Trump raises questions: What can he do?
Presidents have awarded clemency in this way before, but it’s certainly not the usual course of action. And there are unresolved questions about what might be to come.
