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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 18 > A major test of the presidents power to unpardon

A major test of the presidents power to unpardon

By George Lardner Jr. / The Bulletin
January 18, 2009

The most important step George W. Bush has taken with the presidential pardon power came last month, when he repudiated it.

On Dec. 23, he granted clemency to sordid Brooklyn developer Isaac Toussie, who had pleaded guilty to real estate fraud, and when details of the case came to light....

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