Article II, Section 2

Interesting stuff... The [Libby] jury took no pleasure in its work. Denis Collins, a jury member who once worked for the Washington Post, said he and his colleagues had felt that the whole thing was unfair. Why weren't Mr Cheney or Karl Rove, Mr Bush's senior political adviser, in the dock? The jury had no doubt that Mr Libby was technically guilty. But he looked like a fall guy in the bigger scheme of things. “We wish we weren't judging Libby,” he said. “This sucks.” Full Article... Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution gives the president "Power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment." A reprieve reduces the severity of a punishment without removing the guilt of the person reprieved. A pardon removes both punishment and guilt. As judicially interpreted, the president's power to grant reprieves and pardons is absolute. Bill Clinton granted 395 pardons during his presidency... More at http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/pardon.html#power