Trump Pardon Tracker: Every Person Trump Has Pardoned or Freed

Donald Trump has granted clemency to 394 individually listed people and companies across his two terms, plus roughly 1,500 January 6 defendants and 77 people named in a 2020-election pardon. This tracker lists every one of them: what they were convicted of, when they were pardoned or had a sentence cut, any reported ties to Mr. Trump, and what has happened since. Last updated October 25, 2026.

How to read this page. A pardon forgives a federal crime; a commutation shortens a sentence but leaves the conviction in place. Grant dates, offenses and sentences come from the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney. Descriptions of the cases and of any ties to Mr. Trump come from established news organizations and court records, and are attributed. A donation, friendship or lobbying contract is not proof that a pardon was bought; where someone has made that claim, we name them.

The most criticized grants

Ranked by how widely each grant was criticized in the cited reporting, including by prosecutors, victims, judges and members of both parties. The ranking reflects documented criticism, not this site’s judgment of any grant. Each name links to a full profile with sources.

1. Julio M. Herrera Velutini: Venezuelan-Italian banker charged in a Puerto Rico bribery case with ex-Gov. Wanda Vázquez (Jan 20, 2026)
2. Tina Peters: Former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk convicted in state court over a 2021 election-system breach (Dec 5, 2025)
3. Juan Orlando Hernandez: Former president of Honduras serving 45 years for a U.S. cocaine-trafficking conviction (Dec 1, 2025)
4. Mark Meadows: Trump's White House chief of staff after the 2020 election, charged in Georgia and Arizona, never federally (Nov 7, 2025)
5. Rudolph Giuliani: Former New York City mayor and Trump's personal lawyer who led his 2020 election challenges (Nov 7, 2025)
6. Changpeng Zhao: Billionaire founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange (Oct 21, 2025)
7. Paul Walczak: Former Florida nursing-home executive who pleaded guilty to payroll-tax crimes (Apr 23, 2025)
8. Trevor Milton: Founder of electric-truck maker Nikola, convicted of defrauding investors (Mar 27, 2025)
9. Ethan Nordean: Proud Boys leader sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack (Jan 20, 2025)
10. Joseph Biggs: Florida Proud Boys leader sentenced to 17 years for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack (Jan 20, 2025)
11. Stewart Rhodes: Founder of the far-right Oath Keepers group, convicted of seditious conspiracy over Jan. 6 (Jan 20, 2025)
12. Stephen Bannon: Trump's former White House chief strategist, pardoned before trial in the 'We Build the Wall' fraud case (Jan 19, 2021)
13. Roger Joseph Stone Jr.: Longtime Trump friend and political adviser convicted in the Mueller investigation (Dec 23, 2020)
14. Charles Kushner: New Jersey real estate developer and father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner; now U.S. ambassador to France (Dec 23, 2020)
15. Paul J. Manafort: Trump's 2016 campaign chairman, convicted of tax, bank-fraud and conspiracy crimes in the Mueller investigation (Dec 23, 2020)
16. Dustin Laurent Heard: Former Blackwater security guard convicted over the 2007 Nisour Square shooting in Baghdad (Dec 22, 2020)
17. Evan Shawn Liberty: Former Blackwater security guard convicted over the 2007 Nisour Square shooting in Baghdad (Dec 22, 2020)
18. Nicholas Abram Slatten: Former Blackwater security contractor serving life for murder in the 2007 Nisour Square shooting in Baghdad (Dec 22, 2020)
19. Paul Alvin Slough: Former Blackwater security contractor convicted of manslaughter in the 2007 Nisour Square shooting in Baghdad (Dec 22, 2020)
20. Michael T. Flynn: Retired Army general and Trump's first national security adviser, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI (Nov 25, 2020)
21. Clint A. Lorance: Former Army first lieutenant convicted of murder for ordering soldiers to fire on Afghan men (Nov 15, 2019)
22. Mathew Golsteyn: Former Army Green Beret major charged with killing a suspected Taliban bomb-maker; never tried (Nov 15, 2019)
23. Joseph M. Arpaio: Former six-term sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, and early Trump campaign supporter (Aug 25, 2017)
24. John Dougherty: Longtime Philadelphia electricians' union leader known as "Johnny Doc" (Sep 3, 2026)
25. Aaron Lucas Roskin Rudolf: Pardoned in 2026 in a case over the sale or installation of 250,000-plus emissions defeat devices (Jul 3, 2026)

Search every recipient

All 485 people and companies, including the 14 January 6 defendants whose sentences were commuted and the 77 people named in the 2020-election pardon. Filter by term, type or connection, or search by name or crime. Each name opens its profile.

How Trump grants clemency

Browse by section

• Second term, every grant since January 2025
• The January 6 proclamation
• The 2020 election pardon and its 77 names
• First term, every grant from 2017 to 2021

How we built this

The list of recipients, dates, offenses and sentences comes from the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney (first-term pardons, first-term commutations, second-term grants) and the two mass proclamations. Each profile was then researched from established news organizations, court records and Justice Department case announcements; every quoted passage was checked against the source it is attributed to. Where we found no reporting on a private person beyond the clemency list, we say so instead of guessing. Connection tags appear only when a source reports the tie. We correct errors: tell us through the contact page.

Frequently asked questions

Can a president pardon himself?

No court has decided the question. In 1974 the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel concluded that a president cannot pardon himself, under the rule that no one may be a judge in his own case. Trump has said he has the "absolute right" to pardon himself, a claim NPR noted remains untested. His November 2025 proclamation on the 2020 election pardons stated that it did not cover him.

Does a presidential pardon cover state crimes?

No. The Constitution gives the president power to pardon "Offenses against the United States," so clemency reaches only federal crimes and D.C. Superior Court cases brought by the U.S. attorney, according to the Justice Department. This is why the 2020 fake-elector pardons did not stop state prosecutions in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin and Michigan.

What is the difference between a pardon and a commutation?

A pardon is the president's forgiveness for a federal crime. It removes the unserved part of a sentence and restores rights such as voting or serving on a jury. A commutation only shortens or ends a sentence being served. It does not change the conviction or restore civil rights, though it may cancel unpaid fines or restitution, according to the Justice Department.

Does a pardon erase the conviction?

No. The Justice Department says a pardon does not signify innocence and does not expunge the conviction. Both the conviction and the pardon remain on the person's record. A pardon removes legal disabilities that come with the conviction, may lessen its stigma, and can help with licenses or jobs. Expungement is a separate remedy that only a court can grant.

Does accepting a pardon mean admitting guilt?

In Burdick v. United States (1915), the Supreme Court wrote that a pardon "carries an imputation of guilt; acceptance a confession of it." The Justice Department says a pardon "does not signify innocence," and the conviction stays on the person's record alongside the pardon.

Can someone be pardoned before being charged or convicted?

Yes. The Justice Department says the president can pardon people who have not yet been convicted or have not started or finished their sentences. Trump's January 2025 Jan. 6 proclamation also ordered dismissal of pending cases, and Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons before leaving office. In October 2026 Trump said he would consider pre-emptive pardons for members of his administration.

How many people has Trump granted clemency to?

Justice Department statistics show 238 grants in his first term: 144 pardons and 94 commutations. In his second term, the January 2025 Jan. 6 proclamation covered about 1,500 people. Through October 13, 2026, the Justice Department also lists 262 individual second-term grants to 257 people and companies, including the 77 people named in the 2020-election proclamation.

Who is Trump's 'pardon czar'?

Alice Marie Johnson. Trump commuted her life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense in 2018 after advocacy by Kim Kardashian, later pardoned her, and in his second term named her White House "pardon czar." Ed Martin served as the Justice Department's pardon attorney from May 2025 until Trump announced his departure in August 2026.

Does the president have to follow the Justice Department's pardon process?

No. The Justice Department says its clemency regulations are "advisory only" and do not limit the president's constitutional power. The Office of the Pardon Attorney reviews petitions and makes recommendations, but presidents can act without them. A Reuters investigation found that 96% of Trump's second-term clemencies went to people who did not meet longstanding DOJ guidelines.

What happens to restitution owed to victims?

That depends on the wording of the grant. The Justice Department says a commutation may cancel the unpaid part of fines or restitution, and many second-term grants expressly do. House Judiciary Democrats claim these grants have erased nearly $1.7 billion in restitution, fines and forfeitures. Money already paid is not refunded, and civil cases such as SEC or IRS actions are not ended.