<P> The pardon power of the President extends only to an offense recognizable under federal law . However , the governors of most of the 50 states have the power to grant pardons or reprieves for offenses under state criminal law . In other states , that power is committed to an appointed agency or board , or to a board and the governor in some hybrid arrangement ( in some states the agency is merged with that of the parole board , as in the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board ) . </P>
<P> The pardon power of the President extends only to an offense recognizable under federal law . However , the governors of most of the 50 states have the power to grant pardons or reprieves for offenses under state criminal law . In other states , that power is committed to an appointed agency or board , or to a board and the governor in some hybrid arrangement ( in some states the agency is merged with that of the parole board , as in the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board ) . </P>
the president 's power to pardon is limited to
the president 's power to pardon is limited to
an offense recognizable under federal law
an offense recognizable under federal law