1.   Caplan said he then called the White House and left a message for Clinton that Symington planned to submit a pardon application.

2.   Currently, the Justice Department, if given a name, will confirm that a pardon application is pending.

3.   Gregory said he never mentioned the pardon application to Clinton.

4.   He dispensed millions through a charitable foundation in Israel and won support for his pardon application from former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and other prominent Israelis.

5.   His former wife, Denise Rich, who invoked her right not to incriminate herself in declining to testify , wrote Clinton on behalf of the pardon application.

6.   Holder acknowledged having made mistakes, but insisted that he was simply concentrating on pardon applications that in his view had more of a fighting chance.

7.   His many good deeds, cited by his supporters in the pardon application to President Bill Clinton, were not enough.

8.   Holder recalled the meeting was on a different subject and had no recollection of Quinn saying anything about the pardon application after its conclusion.

9.   In Alabama, a pardon application requires a DNA test and notification to the crime victim.

10.   Lawyers who have handled pardon applications say the process requires legal arguments and supporting documents like those used in a typical court case.