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Pardon Executive Orders
Stay updated on the latest executive orders regarding pardons. This feed provides comprehensive information on recent presidential pardons.
- Former Illinois governor Rod R. Blagojevich—convicted of wire-fraud and bribery—received a presidential pardon on Feb 10 2025 after serving more than eight years of a 14-year sentence.
Rod Blagojevich Granted Full Pardon by President Trump
- Signed September 14 2023, Biden’s clemency letters freed or dropped charges against Kaveh Afrasiabi, Amin Hasanzadeh and others as part of a U.S.–Iran exchange that returned five detained Americans.
Conditional Pardons and Commutations for Five Iranians in Prisoner Swap
- A December 22 2023 proclamation broadened prior cannabis pardons to include simple use and possession on federal property; 11 inmates with lengthy non-violent drug sentences also received commutations.
Biden Expands Marijuana Possession Pardons, Commutes 11 Drug Sentences
- On April 24 2024 President Biden marked Second-Chance Month by pardoning 11 people and commuting five sentences for low-level drug cases, highlighting disproportionate punishments and racial disparities.
Second-Chance Month: 11 Pardons and 5 Commutations for Non-Violent Drug Offenders
- President Biden’s June 26 2024 proclamation granted blanket pardons to service members court-martialed for consensual same-sex conduct (1951-2013), aiming to remedy historic discrimination and restore benefits.
Categorical Pardon for LGBTQ+ Veterans Convicted Under Former Article 125, UCMJ
- DOJ records show President Biden pardoned alleged Chinese spies Yanjun Xu and Ji Chaoqun and commuted Shanlin Jin’s sentence on Nov 22 2024; media linked the move to a hostage-exchange securing three Americans’ release.
Clemency for Three Chinese Nationals Tied to U.S.–China Prisoner Swap
- CNN reported that President Biden granted an unconditional pardon to his son Hunter after jury convictions on federal gun and tax charges, emphasizing “mercy and accountability” in a brief statement.
President Biden Issues Pardon to Son Hunter Biden
- The White House called the December 12 action the largest single-day clemency grant in modern history, aimed at CARES-Act home-confinees and low-level drug offenders who demonstrated rehabilitation.
Biden Commutes Sentences of Nearly 1,500 and Pardons 39 Non-Violent Offenders
- President Trump’s first individual clemency of his second term granted a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht—founder of the Silk Road darknet market—overturning a life sentence for drug-distribution and money-laundering convictions.
Ross Ulbricht Receives Full Presidential Pardon
- On Inauguration Day 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation commuting the sentences of 17 high-profile defendants—including Stewart Rhodes and Ethan Nordean—and unconditionally pardoning all remaining individuals convicted for January 6 Capitol-riot offenses, citing “national reconciliation.”
Proclamation Granting Mass Pardons and Commutations for January 6-Related Offenses
