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May 1, 2024 · 117. 448. *LEGEND: The statistics for petitions granted are taken from a count of clemency warrants maintained by the Office of the Pardon Attorney. Cases in which multiple forms of relief were granted are counted in only one category, unless multiple presidential warrants were signed to effectuate the President's decision for the same individual.
Aug 26, 2017 · President George W. Bush pardoned 189 people and commuted 11 sentences. Left: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio arrives at a campaign rally for Republican U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Presidential pardons 101. The U.S. Constitution, in Article II, Section 2, grants the president the power of executive clemency. Executive clemency includes the power to pardon, in which the president overturns a federal conviction and restores “an individual to the state of innocence that existed before the conviction.”.
May 15, 2024 · On March 29, 2024, President Biden issued a presidential proclamation once again marking April as Second Chance Month and calling upon government officials to observe the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. Visit PARDON’s Second Chance Month webpage to see how we celebrated.
Feb 21, 2020 · Gerald R. Ford. Ford granted 382 pardons in 29 months after assuming the presidency in 1974, according to Justice Department records. None has been dissected more than Ford’s pardon of former ...
Sep 29, 2021 · The Constitution provides the President the sole power to grant pardons for offenses against the United States. Throughout the history of the United States, the President has exercised this power with the advice and assistance of various officials and executive departments in the federal government. The National Archives at College Park holds various records documenting the administration of ...
Jan 22, 2021 · Trump granted 237 acts of clemency during his four years in the White House, including 143 pardons and 94 commutations. Only two other presidents since 1900 – George W. and George H.W. Bush – granted fewer acts of clemency than Trump. His predecessor, Barack Obama, granted clemency 1,927 times over the course of eight years in office, the ...
