<P> In the United States , the pardon power for offences against the United States is granted to the President of the United States under Article II , Section 2 of the United States Constitution which states that the President `` shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States , except in cases of impeachment '' . The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this language to include the power to grant pardons , conditional pardons , commutations of sentence , conditional commutations of sentence , remissions of fines and forfeitures , respites , and amnesties . </P>
<P> In the United States , the pardon power for offences against the United States is granted to the President of the United States under Article II , Section 2 of the United States Constitution which states that the President `` shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States , except in cases of impeachment '' . The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this language to include the power to grant pardons , conditional pardons , commutations of sentence , conditional commutations of sentence , remissions of fines and forfeitures , respites , and amnesties . </P>
who has the authority to grant a pardon or clemency
who has the authority to grant a pardon or clemency
the President of the United States
the President of the United States