Donald Trump has granted well over 1,800 acts of clemency across his presidencies, with most coming in his current second term.

Key Numbers

  • During his first term (2017–2021), Trump granted 237 clemency actions , including 144 pardons and the remainder commutations.
  • In his second term (since January 2025), he has issued over 1,600 additional pardons and commutations, driven largely by mass actions.
  • Taken together, reporting describes his record as more than 1,800 people granted clemency so far, with some outlets framing it as 1,700+ or more and “still counting.”

Because counts vary slightly by source and date cut‑off, most analyses emphasize that the exact number moves over time, but all agree that Trump is on track to be among the heaviest users of the pardon power in U.S. history.

First vs Second Term

  • First presidency (2017–2021)
    • 144 pardons.
* 237 total clemency grants (pardons + commutations).
  • Second presidency (2025–present)
    • A mass Jan. 20, 2025 action that covered roughly 1,500–1,600 people tied to January 6 cases, often described as a blanket or mass pardon/commutation.
* Dozens of additional individual pardons and commutations since then, pushing the second‑term total above **1,600 clemency acts** overall.

Why The Exact Count Is Fuzzy

  • Mass actions vs. individual names : Some proclamations cover broad categories (“all persons” meeting certain criteria), so media estimates land around 1,500–1,600 people for the January 6 mass clemency alone, rather than a precise headcount.
  • Different tracking methods :
    • News outlets and NGOs tally “people affected” or “acts of clemency.”
* Reference sites like Ballotpedia and Wikipedia track **named** pardons and commutations, which can lag behind or omit some in broad proclamations.

Because of those differences, answers are often phrased as “more than 1,800 people” or “1,700+ pardons and commutations,” which captures the scale without pretending there is a single universally agreed precise figure.

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Period Pardons Total clemency (pardon + commutation) Notes
First Trump presidency (2017–2021) 144 pardons 237 total grants Many issued in the final weeks of the term
Second Trump presidency (2025–present) Part of 1,600+ clemency acts Over 1,600 grants so far Includes mass Jan. 6 clemency for ~1,500–1,600 people
Combined (so far) Hundreds of pardons; exact count varies by outlet Well over 1,800 people granted clemency Among the heaviest uses of clemency in modern history
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