In response to President Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter Biden, there is renewed interest in who President-elect Donald Trump pardoned previously.
During Trump’s four years at the White House, from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021, he granted 237 acts of clemency: 143 pardons and 94 commutations.
Only two other presidents since 1900—George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush—granted fewer acts of clemency than Trump, while his predecessor, Barack Obama, granted clemency 1,927 times over the course of eight years in office, the highest total of any president going back to Harry Truman, according to the Pew Research Center.
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High-Profile Pardons
Michael Flynn –Former National Security Adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI over contacts with a Russian official.
Roger Stone –Trump ally convicted of lying to Congress regarding his attempts to contact WikiLeaks after the website released damaging emails about Trump’s 2016 election rival Hillary Clinton.
Paul Manafort – Former Trump campaign chairman convicted of financial fraud, alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and conspiring to obstruct the investigation.
Charles Kushner – Father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, convicted of tax evasion and witness tampering, and recently nominated by Trump as the U.S.’s ambassador to France.
Steve Bannon – Former Trump adviser charged with fraud related to a border wall fundraising campaign. Pardoned as one of Trump’s final acts in office.
George Papadopoulos – Former Trump campaign adviser convicted of lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries prior to the 2016 election.
Albert Pirro – The ex-husband of Trump ally Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News Channel host, convicted of conspiracy and tax evasion charges.
Rod Blagojevich – Former Illinois governor convicted of corruption for trying to sell Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat. Trump commuted his sentence.
Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) – Rapper convicted on firearms charges. Trump commuted his sentence.
Kodak Black (Bill K. Kapri) – Rapper serving time for weapons charges also had his sentence commuted.
Jack Johnson – As reported by Newsweek, Trump handed a posthumous pardon to Johnson, the first Black heavyweight boxing champion, who was convicted in 1913 for transporting a white woman across state lines.
Advocacy-Based Pardons
Alice Marie Johnson – Nonviolent drug offender jailed for life whose case was championed by Kim Kardashian.
Crystal Munoz, Judith Negron, and Tynice Hall – Women serving long sentences for nonviolent drug offenses, whose names Johnson suggested for clemency.
Military and Law Enforcement Cases
Clint Lorance – Former U.S. Army officer convicted of war crimes in Afghanistan.
Edward Gallagher – Navy SEAL convicted of posing for a photograph with a human corpse.
Joe Arpaio – Former Arizona sheriff convicted of contempt of court for targeting immigrants.
Other Pardons
The remaining list of people pardoned by Trump, as reported in The Guardian, is below, with several other notable figures in bold. The full list and further information about those Trump pardoned can also be found on the Department of Justice website here.
Kwame Kilpatrick
Rick Renzi
Randy “Duke” Cunningham
Dinesh D’Souza
Elliott Broidy
Sholam Weiss
Anthony Levandowski
Michael Milken
Todd Boulanger
Abel Holtz
Rick Renzi
Kenneth Kurson
Casey Urlacher
Carl Andrews Boggs
Dr Scott Harkonen
Johnny D Phillips Jr
Dr Mahmoud Reza Banki
James E Johnson Jr
Tommaso Buti
Glen Moss
Aviem Sella
John Nystrom
Scott Conor Crosby
Lynn Barney
Joshua J Smith
Amy Povah
Dr Frederick Nahas
David Tamman
Dr Faustino Bernadett
Paul Erickson
Gregory Jorgensen, Deborah Jorgensen, Martin Jorgensen (posthumous)
Todd Farha, Thaddeus Bereday, William Kale, Paul Behrens, Peter Clay
Patrick Lee Swisher
Robert Sherrill
Dr Robert S Corkern
David Lamar Clanton
George Gilmore
Desiree Perez
Robert “Bob” Zangrillo
Hillel Nahmad
Brian McSwain
John Duncan Fordham
William “Ed” Henry
Randall “Duke” Cunningham (conditional pardon)
Stephen Odzer
Steven Benjamin Floyd
Joey Hancock
David E Miller
James Austin Hayes
Drew Brownstein
Robert Bowker
Amir Khan
David Rowland
Jessica Frease
Robert Cannon “Robin” Hayes
Thomas Kenton “Ken” Ford
Michael Liberty
Greg Reyes
Ferrell Damon Scott
Jerry Donnell Walden
Jeffrey Alan Conway
Benedict Olberding
Syrita Steib-Martin
Michael Ashley
Lou Hobbs
Matthew Antoine Canady
Mario Claiborne
Rodney Nakia Gibson
Tom Leroy Whitehurst
Monstsho Eugene Vernon
Luis Fernando Sicard
DeWayne Phelps
Isaac Nelson
Traie Tavares Kelly
Javier Gonzales
Douglas Jemal
Eric Wesley Patton
Robert William Cawthon
Hal Knudson Mergler
Gary Evan Hendler
John Harold Wall
Steven Samuel Grantham
Clarence Olin Freeman
Fred Keith Alford
John Knock
Kenneth Charles Fragoso
Luis Gonzalez
Anthony DeJohn
Corvain Cooper
Way Quoe Long
Michael Pelletier
Craig Cesal
Darrell Frazier
Lavonne Roach
Blanca Virgen
Robert Francis
Brian Simmons
Derrick Smith
Jaime A Davidson
Raymond Hersman
David Barren
James Romans
Jonathon Braun
Michael Harris
Kyle Kimoto
Chalana McFarland
Eliyahu Weinstein
John Estin Davis
Alex Adjmi
Noah Kleinman
Tena Logan
MaryAnne Locke
Jawad A Musa
Adriana Shayota
April Coots
Caroline Yeats
Jodi Lynn Richter
Kristina Bohnenkamp
Mary Roberts
Cassandra Ann Kasowski
Lerna Lea Paulson
Ann Butler
Sydney Navarro
Tara Perry
Jon Harder
Chris Young
Adrianne Miller
Fred “Dave” Clark
William Walters
James Brian Cruz
Salomon Melgen
