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Cato Weekly Podcast • January 22, 2025 

# The Pardon Power’s Importance amid Presidential Abuses 

US Presidents past and present have abused the constitutional pardon power, but the abuses of that power in just the last week by Presidents Biden and Trump should get special scrutiny. Clark Neily explains.

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##### [Clark Neily](/people/clark-neily)

Senior Vice President for Legal Studies, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute