Can Clinton be pardoned without being charged or convicted?

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Is it possible for someone to be pardoned if they haven't been convicted or even charged with a crime?

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Yes. Another famous example involves Canadian draft dodgers. – ohwilleke Nov 12 '16 at 06:15

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The canonical example is Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon.

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Link to legal text of pardon: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Proclamation_4311 – Aidan Nov 13 '16 at 20:00