The list of people granted clemency by Trump does not include his family members or himself, although it was speculated that he may try to do so. Trump’s notable pardons announced today include former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and rapper Lil Wayne, while documentary star Joe Exotic did not receive the pardon he was hoping for.
The president is the only person with the power to pardon someone. Pardons apply to federal criminal convictions, but not state criminal offenses. While pardons are typically granted to people who have been convicted of a federal crime, pardons can also cover conduct that has not resulted in a legal action yet.
Additionally, a pardon does not suggest that the person is innocent of the offense they are being pardoned for but does exempt them from the crime, as well as restoring any rights that had been rescinded due to their federal conviction.
Below is a list of the people pardoned by Trump, as announced on his final day as president, January 20, 2021.
List of People Pardoned by President Donald Trump Today
Todd Boulanger—Pled guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraudAbel Holtz—Pled guilty to impeding a grand jury investigationRepresentative Rick Renzi—Convicted of extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering, and racketeeringKenneth Kurson—Charged with cyberstalkingCasey Urlacher—Charged with conspiracy to engage in illegal gamblingCarl Andrews Boggs—Pled guilty to two counts of conspiracyJames E. Johnson, Jr. —Pled guilty to charges related to migratory birdsTommaso Buti—Charged with financial fraudGlen Moss—Pled guilty to unspecified chargesAnthony Levandowski—Pled guilty to a single criminal count arising from civil litigationAviem Sella—Indicted for espionageMichael Liberty—Convicted for campaign finance violations and later indicted for related offenses
Greg Reyes—Convicted of securities fraudJeffrey Alan Conway—No reason givenBenedict Olberding—Convicted of bank fraudSyrita Steib-Martin—Convicted of the use of fire to commit a felonyEric Wesley Patton—Convicted of making a false statement on a mortgage applicationRobert William Cawthon—Convicted of making a false statement on a bank loan applicationHal Knudson Mergler—Convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)Gary Evan Hendler—Convicted of conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substancesJohn Harold Wall—Convicted of aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute methamphetamineSteven Samuel Grantham—Convicted for stealing a vehicleClarence Olin Freeman—Convicted for operating an illegal whiskey stillFred Keith Alford—Convicted for a firearm violationAlex Adjmi—Convicted of a financial crimeElliott Broidy—Convicted of conspiracy to serve as an unregistered agent of a foreign principalStephen K. Bannon—Charges related to fraud stemming from his involvement in a political projectDouglas Jemal—Convicted of fraudDr. Scott Harkonen—Convicted of fraudJohnny D. Phillips, Jr. —Convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraudDr. Mahmoud Reza Banki—Charges for making false statementsJohn Nystrom—Failed to alert the proper authorities when he learned that a subcontractor was receiving double payments for work performedGregory Jorgensen, Deborah Jorgensen, Martin Jorgensen(posthumous pardon for Martin Jorgensen)—Convicted for selling misbranded beefJessica Frease—Convicted for converting stolen checks and negotiating them through the bank where she worked as a tellerRobert Cannon “Robin” Hayes—Serving a 1-year term of probation for making a false statement in the course of a Federal investigationThomas Kenton “Ken” Ford—Pled guilty to making a material misstatement to Federal mining officialsScott Conor Crosby—Participated in a co-worker’s plan to commit a bank robberyLynn Barney—Possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, after having previously been convicted for distributing a small amount of marijuanaJoshua J. Smith—Conspiracy to possess drugs with intent to distributeAmy Povah—A drug offenseDr. Frederick Nahas—Pled guilty to one count of obstructing justice in a health care investigationDavid Tamman—Doctored financial documentsDr. Faustino Bernadett—Failed to report a hospital kickback schemePaul Erickson—Charged with a minor financial crimeTodd Farha, Thaddeus Bereday, William Kale, Paul Behrens, Peter Clay—Criminally prosecuted for a state regulatory matter involving the reporting of expenditures to a state health agencyDavid Rowland—A violation of the Clean Air ActRandall “Duke” Cunningham (Conditional pardon)—Accepting bribes while he held public officeDwayne Michael Carter Jr. aka Lil Wayne—Pled guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felonStephen Odzer (Conditional pardon)—Pled guilty to conspiracy and bank fraudSteven Benjamin Floyd—Pled guilty to one count of bank robbery by extortionJoey Hancock—Convicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substanceDavid E. Miller—Pled guilty to one count of making a false statement to a bank
James Austin Hayes—Convicted of conspiracy to commit insider tradingDrew Brownstein—Convicted of insider tradingRobert Bowker—Pled guilty to a violation the Lacey Act, which prohibits trafficking in wildlifeAmir Khan—Pled guilty to wire fraudPatrick Lee Swisher—Convicted of tax fraud and false statementsRobert Sherrill—Convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaineDr. Robert S. Corkern—Convicted of Federal program briberyDavid Lamar Clanton—Convicted of false statements and related chargesGeorge Gilmore—Convicted for failure to pay payroll taxes and false statementsDesiree Perez—Conspiracy to distribute narcoticsRobert “Bob” Zangrillo—Charged in connection with the Varsity Blues investigationHillel Nahmad—Convicted of a sports gambling offenseBrian McSwain—An unspecified drug crimeJohn Duncan Fordham—Convicted on one count of health care fraudWilliam “Ed” Henry—Aiding and abetting the theft of government property
