Examples of presidential/royal pardon in a Sentence
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP, had urged President Biden to issue a presidential pardon for her.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 24 May 2024
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has officially applied for a presidential pardon, according to a new letter sent by the Congressional Black Caucus to President Joe Biden obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Cohen also had to explain discrepancies between his testimony and what previous witnesses had said, including about his desire for a cooperation agreement, a presidential pardon, and a job in the White House.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 May 2024
Avery vanished into thin air before buying a royal pardon and joining the writer Defoe as a spy to protect England’s crown from the threat of Catholic France, a new theory suggests.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Within days, Jacob’s counsel reached out to the White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, to request a presidential pardon.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
Last month, when Mr. Fateel left prison — riding a bus filled with inmates freed by a surprise royal pardon — the Nidal who greeted him was a teenager.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 5 May 2024
According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington issued the first presidential pardon — which releases someone from punishment and restores all their civil liberties — in 1795.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
He was granted a partial royal pardon in September by King Maha Vajiralongkorn that saw his sentence being commuted to just one year.
—TIME, 13 Feb. 2024
Melissa Noel, Essence, 24 May 2024
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has officially applied for a presidential pardon, according to a new letter sent by the Congressional Black Caucus to President Joe Biden obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Cohen also had to explain discrepancies between his testimony and what previous witnesses had said, including about his desire for a cooperation agreement, a presidential pardon, and a job in the White House.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 May 2024
Avery vanished into thin air before buying a royal pardon and joining the writer Defoe as a spy to protect England’s crown from the threat of Catholic France, a new theory suggests.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Within days, Jacob’s counsel reached out to the White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, to request a presidential pardon.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
Last month, when Mr. Fateel left prison — riding a bus filled with inmates freed by a surprise royal pardon — the Nidal who greeted him was a teenager.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 5 May 2024
According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington issued the first presidential pardon — which releases someone from punishment and restores all their civil liberties — in 1795.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
He was granted a partial royal pardon in September by King Maha Vajiralongkorn that saw his sentence being commuted to just one year.
—TIME, 13 Feb. 2024
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