President Trump, now convicted of felonies himself, pardoned the former Illinois governor on Feb. 10, 2025 — almost five ...

The move continues a pattern of Trump pardoning some high-profile friends, supporters, donors and former staffers.

A collection of Confederate generals, including Jefferson Davis, composed by the United States between 1861 and 1865, who ...

President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts a year ago. Now he has the power of presidential pardon back, but ...

Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland was one of several people with Connecticut ties to receive a presidential pardon over ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the history of presidential pardons Rachel Barkow, Professor of Law at New York University.

One of the many headlines President Donald Trump made in May 2025 was his announcement that he would grant full pardons to ...

President Trump’s actions mixed his willingness to pardon prominent Republicans and other supporters, donors and friends with ...

Former Department of Justice pardon attorney Liz Oyer said the Trump administration’s policy for pardons is “unprecedented.” “Pardons are normally reserved for people who show remorse for a crime ...

Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent ...

Those four figures and their pardons aren't the only evidence of a Justice Department de-emphasizing public corruption cases.