presidential pardon

A presidential pardon can relieve a person of federal criminal penalties and can result in release from federal custody.

There is legal uncertainty and debate about whether a presidential pardon for specific offenses can extend to separate offenses that are discovered in the course of investigations related to those pardoned offenses.

Under Israeli law, one condition for receiving a presidential pardon is an admission of guilt and an expression of remorse for the actions being pardoned.

A presidential pardon does not itself reinstate professional licenses or reverse disciplinary actions such as disbarment or loss of a professional license; restoration of professional status typically requires separate administrative or judicial processes.