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Last Updated March
24, 2004
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The Office of the Pardon Attorney, in consultation with the Attorney General
or his designee, assists the President in the exercise of executive clemency
as authorized under Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution. Under
the Constitution, the President's clemency power extends only to federal
criminal offenses. All requests for executive clemency for federal offenses
are directed to the Pardon Attorney for investigation and review. The
Pardon Attorney prepares the Department's recommendation to the President
for final disposition of each application. Executive clemency may take
several forms, including pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of
fine or restitution, and reprieve.
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Pardon
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Roger
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