WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s pardons of white-collar criminals whosupport his presidency and donate to his campaigns stoked plenty of outrage from Democrats and former law enforcement ...

President Donald Trump, like many of his predecessors, is using his final days in the White House to increase his use of pardons and commutations, including some that have sparked controversy.

The Most Controversial Pardons Trump Could Make Before He Leaves Office Published Nov 17, 2020 at 5:40 AM EST Updated Nov 17, 2020 at 9:02 AM EST By Darragh Roche ...

In his second term, President Trump has moved to pardon many who are considered to be loyal to him, from local Republican officials convicted of fraud to Jan. 6 rioters. The New York Times ...

It was a perfect ending.” Trump named Johnson the country’s first pardon czar when he was re-elected in 2024. Lil Wayne and Kodak Black Lil Wayne in May 2025. Julia Beverly/Getty Images ...

During his first term, President Donald Trump peppered his tenure with controversial pardons for friends and notables whose freedom was as much a byproduct of their personal proximity to the Oval ...

Presidential pardons are not new or without controversy, but Hunter Biden's "full and unconditional pardon" has some wondering what President-elect Donald Trump will do. While president, Trump ...

President Trump late Tuesday announced a flood of pardons and commutations for three former Republican members of Congress and two others who pleaded guilty in the Russian probe. Trump's latest ...

That same month, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to pardon people jailed for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol. This is a quagmire we’ve been through before.

The pardons and commutations have stood out in Trump’s first week back in the White House, even as a flurry of executive orders covering everything from tech policy, diversity initiatives and ...

Yet, despite his affection for it, Trump has used the pardon power sparingly. As of Nov. 25, he has pardoned, commuted or rescinded the conviction of only 45 individuals.