pardons--un-American

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who the f thought of this dumbass shit?
so they are saying FU to the juries that convict these people--1 man/woman making the decision ...?

Alexander Hamilton defended the pardon power in The Federalist Papers, particularly in Federalist No. 74.

Federal pardons in the United States - Wikipedia

Alexander Hamilton explained the reasoning in Federalist No. 74: "Humanity and good policy conspire to dictate, that the benign prerogative of pardoning should be as little as possible fettered or embarrassed. The criminal code of every country partakes so much of necessary severity, that without an easy access to exceptions in favor of unfortunate guilt, justice would wear a countenance too sanguinary and cruel."

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Can Trump really do that? The presidential pardon power, explained

Presidential pardoning power was written into the Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution. It went into effect in 1789. It says the president “shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”

why?
Why US presidents can pardon anyone