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<blockquote data-quote="ThxOne" data-source="post: 8915061" data-attributes="member: 675210">Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution states that the President has the authority to “grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” The United States Supreme Court has interpreted this power as “plenary,” meaning that is considerably broad and not generally subject to congressional modification.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; In both Ex parte Garland (1866) and United States v. Klein (1871), the Court ruled that legislation could not restrict the president’s pardon power.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It iscustomary for U.S. Presidents to issue a significant number of pardons and commutations near the end of their terms in office&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They all do it. No sense in crying if Trump does it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ThxOne, post: 8915061, member: 675210"] Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution states that the President has the authority to “grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” The United States Supreme Court has interpreted this power as “plenary,” meaning that is considerably broad and not generally subject to congressional modification. In both [I]Ex parte Garland[/I] (1866) and [I]United States v. Klein [/I](1871), the Court ruled that legislation could not restrict the president’s pardon power. It is [B]customary[/B] for U.S. Presidents to issue a significant number of pardons and commutations near the end of their terms in office They all do it. No sense in crying if Trump does it. [/QUOTE]

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