Presidential pardoning is one of the most powerful political tools available to a sitting U.S. president. With the stroke of a pen, the commander in chief can forgive someone for their crime and restore the civil rights they lost. Pardons are typically granted to white-collar criminals. But now, President Trump is testing the notion of whether a sitting president can pardon himself, and the Constitution leaves the question up for interpretation.
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