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Most people think a presidential pardon is a simple act of mercy. But these 10 stories show that the decision goes deeper than that. Did you know a man sentenced to hang in 1830 turned down his pardon, and the Supreme Court said he had every right to? That a boxer's 1913 conviction was cleared 72 years after his death? Or that the only president ever to resign was forgiven before a single charge was filed against him? Each of these stories contains a detail many Americans ignore. Read on to learn more about these controversial cases of presidential pardons.
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