1.   At no time, however, did Quinn ever send the actual pardon petition directly to Holder.

2.   But Nolan testified that she doubted the merits of the pardon petition.

3.   Department in submitting the Rich pardon petition directly to the White House last December.

4.   Quinn acknowledged that he spoke to Dozoretz about the pardon petition over Thanksgiving weekend.

5.   Typically, pardon petitions are routed through the Justice Department, giving prosecutors ample time to make recommendations on whether the pardons should be granted.

6.   The commission members had met every week to deliberate pardon petitions.

7.   The pardon petition, too, says the prisoners are eager to return to civilian life and pose no threat to society.