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1. potus.com › presidential-facts › pardons-commutationsPardons & Commutations | Presidents of the United ... - POTUS

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   Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the most grants of clemency with 3,687. Herbert Hoover had the most grants of clemency for a one-term president with 1,385. Neither William Henry Harrison nor James A. Garfield issued a pardon before their death in office.

2. www.thoughtco.com › number-of-pardons-by-presidentNumber of Pardons by President: Who Granted the Most? - ThoughtCo

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   Jan 20, 2021 · Here's a look at how many pardons were granted by presidents dating back to 1900, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney. This list is sorted by the number of pardons issued from highest to lowest.

3. www.justice.gov › pardon › pardons-granted-presidentPardons Granted by President Joseph Biden (2021-Present)

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Pardons Granted by President Joseph Biden (2021-Present) Search All Pardons and Commutations. April 26, 2022 | December 30, 2022 | September 14, 2023 | December 20, 2023 | April 24, 2024.

   Name	District	Sentenced	Offense
   Jason Hernandez	Eastern District of Texas	240 months' imprisonment (as commuted on ...	Conspiracy to possess with intent to ...
   Beverly Denise Holcy, aka Beverly Canty	Middle District of Florida	60 months' imprisonment; four years' ...	Knowingly, willfully, and intentionally ...
   Jeffrey Alan Lewis	Eastern District of Virginia	Six months' imprisonment; one year's ...	Use of a communication facility to ...
   Bobby Darrell Lowery	Northern District of Mississippi	60 months' imprisonment (as amended on ...	Possession of cocaine base with intent to ...

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5. www.pewresearch.org › short-reads › 2021/01/22How Trump compares with past presidents on pardons and ...

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   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.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_people_pardoned_orList of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president ...

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   President Gerald Ford announces his decision to pardon former president Richard Nixon, September 8, 1974, in an Oval Office address to the nation. This is a partial list of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States.

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   How many presidents have issued pardons?

   • In fact, every president from Ford to Trump issued pardons or commutations in his last days in the White House, according to the Justice Department. Obama, for example, granted 330 acts of clemency on Jan. 19, 2017, and Clinton granted 177 on Jan. 20, 2001.

   How Trump compares with past presidents on pardons and commutatio…

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   How many presidential pardons were made in 2024?

   • As of April 2024, the annual average number of pardons was 117.7, while the annual average number of commutations was 55.5. Between fiscal years 1902 and 2024, Lyndon Johnson (D) was the only president to issue no pardons or commutations during his final fiscal year in office. This list below highlights presidential pardons made recently.

   Executive clemency and presidential pardons - Ballotpedia

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   How many convicts did Obama pardon?

   • Obama pardoned or commuted the sentences of 1,927 convicts during his two terms in the White House. According to the Pew Research Center: "Barack Obama ended his presidency having granted clemency to more people convicted of federal crimes than any chief executive in 64 years.

   Number of Pardons by President: Who Granted the Most? - ThoughtCo

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   Can a president pardon a person for a civil or State offense?

   • The president cannot pardon individuals for civil or state offenses. The second is that the president may not use this power to intervene in impeachment proceedings. A special office in the Department of Justice is dedicated to assisting the president in matters related to executive clemency. It is called the Office of the Pardon Attorney.

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8. www.justice.gov › pardon › clemency-statisticsOffice of the Pardon Attorney | Clemency Statistics

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   May 1, 2024 · 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.

9. ballotpedia.org › Executive_clemency_andExecutive clemency and presidential pardons - Ballotpedia

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   Apr 25, 2024 · As of April 2024, the annual average number of pardons was 117.7, while the annual average number of commutations was 55.5. Between fiscal years 1902 and 2024, Lyndon Johnson (D) was the only president to issue no pardons or commutations during his final fiscal year in office.