Article II, Section 2, Clause 1
These powers are conferred on the holder of the office of President by the constitution.
Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution. It reads as follows: "The President ... shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment."
Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1:"The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment".
Article II, Section 2, paragraph 1 of the US Constitution states: "...he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States , except in cases of impeachment".
The president has the power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States except impeachment. This particular division has come under considerable debate as to whether the Chief Executive alone should have this type of unilateral power.
Executive powerAlternative answer:Pardon power"Now, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9,1974."
No. President Ford pardoned former President Nixon for any past crimes committed against the United States. No pardon can apply to crimes committed in the future of when the pardon is granted.
No, congress does not have the power to grant pardons for offenses against the United States. This power is provided to the president of the United States under U.S. Constitution except in issues dealing with impeachment.
He ran against President John Adams
The president may use the pardon at any time for any federal prisoner. He can pardon anyone who has committed a crime against the United States, the only exception being that he can't pardon someone who has been impeached by Congress.
A President of the United States can do anything within the power of the executive branch. He is not contained by any laws of the US, and the only way he can ever be brought to terms with his offenses is if he's been impeached (or official charges brought against). The power of the President is controlled by the system of checks and balances, in which the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government all keep each other from becoming too powerful.
A formal charge of wrongdoing by Congress against a President of the United States is called an impeachment.