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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1328871)

11/15/2021 4:09:44 PM

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You understand that by definition someone can't be pardoned unless they were found guilty?

By
Tom Murse

Updated January 20, 2021

Presidents have long used their authority to issue pardons to Americans who have been charged with and convicted of federal crimes. A presidential pardon is an official expression of forgiveness that removes the civil penalties—restrictions on the right to vote, hold elected office, and sit on a jury, for example—and, often, the stigma attached to criminal convictions.

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. These data cover only pardons, not commutations and remissions, which are separate actions.

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Presidential Pardons Through the Years

President	Years in Office	Pardons
Franklin D. Roosevelt	1933-1945	2,819
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	1,913
Dwight D. Eisenhower	1953-1961	1,110
Woodrow Wilson	1913-1921	1,087
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	960
Richard Nixon	1969-1974	863
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	773
Herbert Hoover	1929-1933	672
Theodore Roosevelt	1901-1909	668
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	534
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	472
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	396
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	393
William H. Taft	1909-1913	383
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	382
Warren G. Harding	1921-1923	383
William McKinley	1897-1901	291
Barack Obama	2009-2017	212
George W. Bush	2001-2009	189
Donald J. Trump	2017-2021	143
George H.W. Bush	1989-1993	74