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Helen Bollwerk

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John Barry

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Sometimes presidents have pardoned famous or controversial figures, stirring up news stories and even Congressional hearings. And we ask the biggest pardon question of them all: can the president pardon himself?This episode references:U.S. Constitution, Art. II, Sec. 2https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-2/section-2/Congressional Report, Justice Undone: Clemency Decisions in the Clinton White House, May 14, 2002. [In Three Parts]https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-107hrpt454/pdf/CRPT-107hrpt454-vol1.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-107hrpt454/pdf/CRPT-107hrpt454-vol2.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-107hrpt454/pdf/CRPT-107hrpt454-vol3.pdfCongressional Hearing, Use and Misuse of Presidential Clemency Power for Executive Branch Officials, July 11, 2007https://fas.org/irp/congress/2007_hr/clemency.pdf28 CFR § 1.1 - 1.11https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/part-1Presidential or Legislative Pardon of the President (August 5, 1974)https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/presidential-or-legislative-pardon-president Helen Bollwerk worked as an attorney in the Justice Department Office of the Pardon Attorney

Sometimes presidents have pardoned famous or controversial figures, stirring up news stories and even Congressional hearings. And we ask the biggest pardon question of them all: can the president pardon himself? This episode references:U.S. Constitution, Art. II, Sec. 2https://<a href="http://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-2/section-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-2/section-2/</a> Congressional Report, Justice Undone: Clemency Decisions in the Clinton White House, May 14, 2002. [In Three Parts] <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-107hrpt454/pdf/CRPT-107hrpt454-vol1.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-107hrpt454/pdf/CRPT-107hrpt454-vol1.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-107hrpt454/pdf/CRPT-107hrpt454-vol2.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-107hrpt454/pdf/CRPT-107hrpt454-vol2.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-107hrpt454/pdf/CRPT-107hrpt454-vol3.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-107hrpt454/pdf/CRPT-107hrpt454-vol3.pdf</a> Congressional Hearing, Use and Misuse of Presidential Clemency Power for Executive Branch Officials, July 11, 2007https://<a href="http://fas.org/irp/congress/2007_hr/clemency.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fas.org/irp/congress/2007_hr/clemency.pdf</a> 28 CFR § 1.1 - 1.11https://<a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/part-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/part-1</a> Presidential or Legislative Pardon of the President (August 5, 1974) <a href="https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/presidential-or-legislative-pardon-president" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/presidential-or-legislative-pardon-president</a>  Helen Bollwerk worked as an attorney in the Justice Department Office of the Pardon Attorney

Pardon Controversies and Limits with Helen Bollwerk

Longtime former pardon attorney Helen Bollwerk explains that while the pardon power is solely at the discretion of the president, there are also lots of procedural regulations and judicial precedents that influence who gets pardoned.This episode references:U.S. Constitution, Art. II, Sec. 2https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-2/section-2/28 CFR § 1.1 - 1.11https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/part-1Ex parte Wells, 59 U.S. (18 How.) 307 (1855)https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/59/307/Ex parte Garland, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 333 (1866)https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/71/333/Carlesi v. New York, 233 U.S. 51 (1914)https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/233/51/Burdick v. United States, 236 U.S. 79 (1915)https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/236/79/Ex parte Grossman, 267 U.S. 87 (1925)https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/267/87/Hoffa v. Saxbe, 378 F. Supp. 1221 (D.D.C. 1974)https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/378/1221/2124607/Schick v. Reed, 419 U.S. 256 (1974)https://www.oyez.org/cases/1974/73-5677United States v. Noonan, 906 F.2d 952 (3d Cir. 1990)https://casetext.com/case/us-v-noonanOffice of the Pardon Attorney in the Department of Justicehttps://www.justice.gov/pardonHelen Bollwerk worked as an attorney in the Justice Department Office of the Pardon Attorney.

Longtime former pardon attorney Helen Bollwerk explains that while the pardon power is solely at the discretion of the president, there are also lots of procedural regulations and judicial precedents that influence who gets pardoned. This episode references: U.S. Constitution, Art. II, Sec. 2 <a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-2/section-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-2/section-2/</a> 28 CFR § 1.1 - 1.11 <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/part-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/part-1</a> Ex parte Wells, 59 U.S. (18 How.) 307 (1855) <a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/59/307/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/59/307/</a> Ex parte Garland, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 333 (1866) <a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/71/333/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/71/333/</a> Carlesi v. New York, 233 U.S. 51 (1914) <a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/233/51/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/233/51/</a> Burdick v. United States, 236 U.S. 79 (1915) <a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/236/79/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/236/79/</a> Ex parte Grossman, 267 U.S. 87 (1925) <a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/267/87/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/267/87/</a> Hoffa v. Saxbe, 378 F. Supp. 1221 (D.D.C. 1974) <a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/378/1221/2124607/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/378/1221/2124607/</a> Schick v. Reed, 419 U.S. 256 (1974) <a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/1974/73-5677" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.oyez.org/cases/1974/73-5677</a> United States v. Noonan, 906 F.2d 952 (3d Cir. 1990) <a href="https://casetext.com/case/us-v-noonan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://casetext.com/case/us-v-noonan</a> Office of the Pardon Attorney in the Department of Justice <a href="https://www.justice.gov/pardon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov/pardon</a> Helen Bollwerk worked as an attorney in the Justice Department Office of the Pardon Attorney.

Who can get a presidential pardon? Part 1 with Helen Bollwerk