# What are the worst Presidential(US) pardons in history?

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**Created:** [August 29, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-presidential-us-pardons-in-history/794987 "2017-08-29T01:32:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worst-presidential-us-pardons-in-history/794987/26 "2017-08-30T03:31:35Z")

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> [@AlsoNamedBort](#):
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> Do you actually have an opinion on these or are you just Googling “bad pardons?”

My opinion is: killing people is bad. Killing a lot of people is worse. In fact it may be worse than contempt of court.  
Fact: Some of the Dems on this board disagree with that last opinion.  
My opinion: They would feel differently if it were a sheriff in contempt for a liberal cause and the President who pardoned him were a Democrat … or maybe just any President other than Trump.

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