I scanned through this document. In all cases mentioned, the petitioner was charged with crimes and or found guilty and imprisoned. Some case have 5 year mandatory waiting periods before petitioner can request a pardon. Do you know of any pardons requested/denied before being charged or found guilty?.
Forde pardoned Nixon of any future crimes he may have committed during the Watergate scandal
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You are right, Nixon was accused but never indicted before Ford pardoned him.
Some case have 5 year mandatory waiting periods before petitioner can request a pardon.
That's a "rule" on the convicted, not the governor / president. Requesting a pardon is not the same as receiving a pardon. That's means nothing.
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Although the presidential pardon rules are technically not binding on the President,
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