PARDONS GRANTED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON
July 3rd, 2007 by Syd
The list is so long, I had to make a PDF of it.
PARDONS GRANTED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON
Source: USDOJ
Clinton is a particularly poor spokeswoman for that idea [denounced the administration for considering itself above the law, and said the commutation “sends the clear signal that in this administration, cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice.”], as her husband displayed the same [worse] cavalier regard for equal justice under the law. With the sand running out on his administration, President Clinton hustled through pardons for 141 people and commutations for 36 more. Among those who received pardons were 27 men and women convicted of drug crimes, deserters from the military, a former member of the Clinton Cabinet who pleaded guilty to making false statements to authorities, and various perjurers and obstructionists. Clinton’s half-brother walked away that day with a clean record, as did Patty Hearst and financier Marc Rich — at the time a fugitive from justice on charges of violating the embargo against trade with Iran, tax evasion and other unsavory deeds. Clinton’s pardons were particularly offensive because they were issued just as his presidency ended, so there was no way for him to be held accountable for his misuse of power. Source: The LA Times
See also Lawdog’s commentary on the MSM hyperventilation about the commutation