Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
From high-profile clemencies to its utilization as a political weapon, the use and abuse of the presidential pardon has sparked debate about justice and accountability since the founding of the republic. Most recently, the cases of Hunter Biden and those who stormed the Capitol on January 6th 2021 have reignited debates about the system of pardons, facing both immense public scrutiny and illustrating the fraught nature of potential executive overreach.
The John Adams Institute and the Fulbright Commission the Netherlands welcomed Kim Wehle, legal scholar, media commentator and best-selling author of 'How to Read the Constitution—and Why', for a discussion of her latest book, 'Pardon Power: How the Pardon System Works—and Why'. In this timely work, Wehle explores one of the more contentious tools of executive power in the United States: the presidential pardon.
Moderator: Kenneth Manusama. Recorded at the OBA (public library Amsterdam) on 13 March, 2025.
From high-profile clemencies to its utilization as a political weapon, the use and abuse of the presidential pardon has sparked debate about justice and accountability since the founding of the republic. Most recently, the cases of Hunter Biden and those who stormed the Capitol on January 6th 2021 have reignited debates about the system of pardons, facing both immense public scrutiny and illustrating the fraught nature of potential executive overreach.
The John Adams Institute and the Fulbright Commission the Netherlands welcomed Kim Wehle, legal scholar, media commentator and best-selling author of 'How to Read the Constitution—and Why', for a discussion of her latest book, 'Pardon Power: How the Pardon System Works—and Why'. In this timely work, Wehle explores one of the more contentious tools of executive power in the United States: the presidential pardon.
Moderator: Kenneth Manusama. Recorded at the OBA (public library Amsterdam) on 13 March, 2025.
