Trump expands clemency grants to over 1,700 people since January
Trump grants clemency to over 1,700 people since January, including 30 in latest round.
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Trump Clemency Grants 2025
President Trump grants clemency to individuals convicted of various offenses, continuing a pattern of significant clemency actions since taking office in January 2025.
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2026-09-06 to 2026-11-07 · UTC publication dates
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Trump has granted clemency to over 1,700 people since January 2025
Since his second term began in January 2025, President Trump has granted pardons of criminal convictions and commutations shortening sentences for more than 1,700 people.
Ex-Navy sailor granted clemency for firearms offenses
An ex-Navy sailor imprisoned for firearms offenses was among the 30 people granted clemency by President Trump. The individual was convicted on October 21, 2022, of receiving and possessing an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession and transfer of a machine gun, and three counts of receiving and possessing a destructive device. The court initially imposed 20-year terms on each count with the first two running consecutively. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later determined that the first two counts violated the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause and ordered one count dropped and a resentencing.
Emory Jones receives clemency after serving 16 years for drug charges
Emory Jones, a longtime associate of rap mogul Jay-Z, was granted clemency after serving nearly 16 years in federal prison on drug charges. Jones was originally released in 2010 following a sentence reduction granted after Jay-Z wrote a letter to a judge on his behalf. Jones subsequently worked as an executive at Jay-Z's Roc Nation entertainment company and co-founded the Paper Planes clothing brand.
President Trump grants clemency to 30 people
President Donald Trump granted clemency to 30 people on Thursday, September 4, 2025. The clemency actions were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson on Friday. The clemency process involved careful review of cases by the White House Counsel team, led by Will Scharf.
Six Congress members sought clemency for firearms conviction case
Six Republican Congress members—Reps. Eli Crane (Arizona), Eric Burlison (Missouri), Jen Kiggans (Virginia), Paul Gosar (Arizona), Daniel Webster (Florida), and Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Pennsylvania)—wrote to Attorney General Todd Blanche, pardon attorney Edward J. Martin, and ATF Director Robert Cekada seeking clemency for the Navy sailor. They characterized the 20-year sentence as exceptionally severe for a nonviolent case centered on regulatory interpretation rather than harmful conduct.
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