President Obama has granted clemency to more federal convicts than his three predecessors combined and more than any single president since Lyndon Johnson.
As he approaches the end of his final term in office, Obama has granted clemency to 1,093 people convicted of federal crimes, including 1,023 commutations and 70 pardons. That is more than Presidents George W. Bush (200), Bill Clinton (459), and George H.W. Bush (77) combined.
As the Pew Research Center reports in its recent analysis of Justice Department data, Obama has granted clemency more times than any president since Johnson who granted 1,187 convicts clemency, including (960 pardons, 226 commutations and one remission).
The grant of clemency is a presidential power allowing for leniency toward people convicted of federal crimes. It largely refers to commutation, which reduces a convict’s sentence, or pardon, which essentially forgives the crime and allows for restoration of civil rights. Another form of clemency is remission, or the reduction of a fine...
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