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Clintons pardon of Marc Rich happened on his last day in office. I seem to recall the Wikipedia article speculating on the checks and balances available if Mar
by cloudjacker 10y ago
Clintons pardon of Marc Rich happened on his last day in office.
I seem to recall the Wikipedia article speculating on the checks and balances available if Marc Rich actually did return to the US
You should check that out
- yes_or_gnome 10y agoMost pardons happen on the last day of office. Also, there are 'pocket vetos' where the acting president either doesn't want to outright veto to alienate his party or wants to see the election results before making a final decision. Either way, the President ends up vetoing or signing controversial bills in their last few months in office. I seem to recall there was a president that forgot to veto some bills and the next president signed them. I think there was even a Supreme Court case that held the laws as constitutional.
- mcherm 10y agoCorrection: a few controversial pardons happen on the last day of office. The majority of presidential pardons flow through the normal process where a person applies for the pardon, has their case reviewed by a team formed for this purpose. Obama stands out as one of the presidents who has issued the FEWEST pardons, although he says he may change that. http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-08-04/obama-says-he-will-catch-up-on-pardons-but-hes-far-behind http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-08-04/obama-says-he...