“With rich reporting and fresh insight, Jeffrey Toobin has woven together a splendid narrative about political power and mercy. THE PARDON brilliantly illuminates a momentous decision in American history, and shows how it continues to reverberate today.”

—David Grann, #1 bestselling author of The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck,

Mutiny and Murder “A sharp-edged work of legal journalism that will fascinate politics junkies”

—Kirkus Reviews

From New York Times bestselling author and CNN legal commentator Jeffrey Toobin comes a timely exploration of the most controversial presidential pardon in American history—Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon—and its profound implications for our current political landscape.