By Robin Itzler
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Jimmy Carter pardoned over 200,000+ when you consider draft dodgers. On his first full day in office, Carter issued Executive Order 11967 to pardon those Americans who “violated the Military Selective Service Act by draft-evasion acts or omissions committed between August 4, 1964 and March 28, 1973.”
But those were nameless people. Overall, most presidents have taken their power to issue pardons very seriously. Until there was Joe Biden. Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people. Who knows what the final number will be? Joey treats pardons the way Hunter treats his out-of-wedlock child.
Starting with JFK, here’s how many pardons were issued by presidents:
- John F. Kennedy, 575
- H. W. Bush, 77
- Lyndon Johnson, 1,187
- Bill Clinton, 459
- Richard Nixon, 926
- George W. Bush, 200
- Gerald Ford, 409
- Barack Obama, 1,927
- Jimmy Carter, 566
- Donald Trump, 237
- Ronald Reagan, 406
- Joe Biden thousands & climbing
- Trump Pardons or Commutes ALL J6 Political Prisoners
Difference between Pardons and Commutations: Pardons overturn federal convictions, exempt people from punishment and restore rights such as being allowed to vote, run for public office, hold professional licenses and own a gun. They do not erase the record of the conviction. Commutations reduce sentences; the convictions remain intact.
- Video Resurfaces of Adam Schiff Saying Innocent People Don’t Get Preemptive Pardons, He Received a Preemptive Pardon Today, but no pardon for Mayorkas or Garland
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