The Ethical Dilemma of Pardons: Jeff Grant Weighs In on Bloomberg
By Jeff Grant
Jeff Grant recently appeared on Bloomberg discussing the ethical dimensions of presidential pardons and what they mean for the white collar justice community.
Presidential pardons have always been politically fraught, but recent years have seen an intense public debate about the scope and use of the clemency power. For those in the white collar justice community — people who have been convicted, served their time, and are rebuilding their lives — pardons are not an abstract constitutional question. They are a deeply personal one.
Jeff discussed the tension between the political optics of pardons and the genuine rehabilitative potential of clemency for individuals who have demonstrated sustained change. He also addressed the question of what reform of the pardon process might look like — and why the current system fails most people who might genuinely benefit from it.
The full Bloomberg segment is available to Bloomberg subscribers.
