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The president pardons people whom he believes were unfairly convicted or unfairly punished for law violations of if he feels they have been punished enough. (Occasionally, presidents have been accused of pardoning people for political or personal reasons and that is always possible, I suppose.)

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Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution gives Presidents the right to pardon.

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It means that he can not be punished for whatever offense he was pardoned for.

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