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Who was the first person to issue a presidential pardon?
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Although certain presidents would eventually become famous for particularly controversial pardons, the very first presidential pardon took place while George Washington was still in office. According to the White House Historical Association, Washington pardoned a group in Pennsylvania who had taken up arms against specific domestic taxes.
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Who was the first person to issue a presidential pardon?
- George Washington
- Gerald Ford
- Warren G. Harding
- Andrew Johnson
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