“I believe that the founders of our nation would be horrified by the contemporary use of the pardon power, which represents a far cry from the unifying act of mercy it was intended to be.” - Stewart Ulrich, political scientist, Sam Houston State University

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Pardons are political, with modern presidents expanding their use

Trump and Biden have issued pardons at a faster clip than their predecessors. Many of their decisions appear to have been political or personal in ...