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On his last day in office, President Donald Trump issued pardons to 74 people and commuted the sentences for 70 others. [...] Pardons do not take effect automatically. More than a century ago, the Supreme Court explained that, for a presidential pardon to be effective, it must be “accepted” by the person offered the pardon. Significantly, as Chief Justice John Marshall wrote in 1833, the decision to accept a pardon is an admission of guilt. (The Washington Post)

Significantly, as Chief Justice John Marshall wrote in 1833, the decision to accept a pardon is an admission of guilt. (The Washington Post)

Passmore had also prepared a letter to the victims expressing her remorse, but Judge Burn told her "that remorse would have been better demonstrated by an admission of guilt". (BBC News)