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The most controversial pardons in U.S. history
Brut America
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3/25/2025
Donald Trump is considering pre-emptive pardons for his associates before he leaves the White House ... And it's not the first time presidential pardons have sparked controversy.
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I intend to grant a blanket pardon.
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A full, free, and absolute pardon.
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Show people what a second chance can look like.
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A full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United
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States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed.
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I decided to grant the pardon in the national interest.
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At that time, the United States was faced with serious economic problems, and we were
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still involved in a long and difficult war in Southeast Asia.
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We could not be involved in the Nixon matter and concentrate fully on the more important
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matters.
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I just decided, regardless of the political consequences, that I would do what I thought
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was right.
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Pardon means that what you did, whether it's right or wrong, you're forgiven for it.
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I do not favor blanket amnesty, but for those who violated selective service laws, I intend
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to grant a blanket pardon.
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I heard someone the other day ask why I wasn't outraged.
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Well, at times, I've been mad as a hornet.
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Anyone would be.
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The other major issue of the hearings, of course, was the diversion of funds to the
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Nicaraguan Congress.
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by former President Clinton have been the subject of much debate and public commentary.
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I think virtually everyone who has examined them has been left with some serious questions
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as to whether some of them were appropriate.
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