Gregory Walcott, a character actor whose rÃ©sumÃ© included numerous television westerns, several Clint Eastwood movies and prestige films like âNorma Raeâ â but who was probably best known as one of the stars of âPlan 9 From Outer Space,â often called the worst movie ever made â died on Friday at his home in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles ...
Except in cases of impeachment and only in cases of federal crimes, the power of the President to pardon is *absolute* and *final*, neither Congress nor the Courts can block or overturn a pardon.
In the United States, a pardon can only be granted by an Executive of the government. In the case of the Federal government, that means the President of the United States, and in fact, the President's right to pardon individuals is denoted explicitly in the U.S. Constitution.