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rzemanfl

(29,569 posts) Mon Nov 18, 2019, 12:11 PM Nov 2019

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Has any other Commander-in-Chief ever pardoned a war crime?

I think not. This seems very fascist to me.

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Has any other Commander-in-Chief ever pardoned a war crime? (Original Post) rzemanfl Nov 2019 OP

Nixon didn't Calley, but ordered his sentence reduced still_one Nov 2019 #1

Yes.. That is pretty damned close... hlthe2b Nov 2019 #2

Thanks. I had forgotten that. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2019 #4

wikipedia has a "List of people pardoned or granted clemency" Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #3

still_one

(92,409 posts)

1. Nixon didn't Calley, but ordered his sentence reduced

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 12:16 PM

Nov 2019

hlthe2b

(102,376 posts)

2. Yes.. That is pretty damned close...

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 12:29 PM

Nov 2019

rzemanfl

(29,569 posts)

4. Thanks. I had forgotten that. n/t

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 01:00 PM

Nov 2019

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,437 posts)

3. wikipedia has a "List of people pardoned or granted clemency"

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 12:34 PM

Nov 2019

It doesn't break out war crimes in a separate list.

Longer than I expected:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_pardoned_or_granted_clemency_by_the_president_of_the_United_States

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