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Pardons are the consummate discretionary acts; presidents are never required to issue even a single one, nor are they limited in the number they issue or to whom. In this way, they reveal their roots in the royal prerogative of mercy. There is only

If Democrats want to understand one of the reasons the Republican Party is ascendant, they can look to President Biden’s pardon on Sunday for his son Hunter. In its rank mendacity, political hypocrisy, naked self-dealing and wretched example, it typ

Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. Do you think it would be a good idea if Joe Biden gave presidential pardons to us in advance — as well as anyone else Donald Trump might go after once he’s back in office? Gail Collins: Ah, Bret, you bring up several — hey,

Senator Chuck Schumercow88, the typically chatty New York Democrat and majority leader, often resorts to repeating a single terse phrase when he doesn’t want to answer a question. “I’m with Joe,” was his mantra for two long weeks in July as he was b

Image President Biden, left, and his son Hunter.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York TimesBiden pardoned his son in a sharp reversal President Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son Hunter on Sunday night after repeatedly insisting he woul