Acts of clemency by U.S. presidents
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The U.S. president’s clemency power includes the authority to commute, or reduce, any federal sentence as well as to grant pardons
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PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS

Republican 
Democrat

Donald Trump 25
2017-

Barack Obama 212 
2009-17

George W. Bush 189 
2001-09

Bill Clinton 396
1993-2001

George H. W. Bush 74
1989-93

Ronald Reagan 393
1981-89

Jimmy Carter 534
1977-81 

Gerald Ford 382
1974-77

Richard Nixon 863
1969-74
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Trump’s clemencies mostly rewarded political allies rather than relying on justice department advice, clemency scholars say
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COMMUTATIONS (reduces sentence but does not erase conviction) 

Obama granted more commutations than any U.S. president
1,715
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Other recent presidents (Nixon-George W. Bush)

199 Donald 11 Trump
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Trump’s latest clemency order commuted 40-month prison term of longtime political ally Roger Stone – convicted of lying to lawmakers investigating Russian influence in 2016 presidential election
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Sources: NPR, U.S. Department of Justice Pictures: Newscom, AP © GRAPHIC NEWS