(credit to all the journalists that named at least one pardoned person--this is original investigative reporting but a compilation in no particular order of the names of those that have been pardoned in the last 4 years---enjoy)
I can't finish this, the list is too long, and the choices too self-serving and just plain despicable. He obviously thinks his base if all for war crimes and hate crimes. He also thinks putting in pardons for random drug crimes, makes him ok with the rest of us. But I feel nasty after researching this mess. feel free to read what is here.
Pardons Granted by President Donald Trump (justice.gov)
1.Republican Party and Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy,
2.former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, found guilty in 2013 of corruption charges.
3.Stephen Odzer, conditional pardon of conspiracy and bank fraud
4.Former Republican House member Rick Renzi of Arizona, convicted in 2013 of extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering, and racketeering. Renzi left prison in 2017.
5.Former Rep. Randall “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., who was released from prison in 2013 after serving eight years for charges of bribery, fraud, and tax evasion.
6.Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., the rapper known as Lil Wayne, who pleaded guilty to possession for a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
7.Broidy, who pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent and accepting money from Chinese and Malaysian interests to lobby the Trump administration.
8.Stephen Bannon, who was awaiting trial in Manhattan on federal fraud charges tied to a border wall fundraising effort. Trump and Bannon have had an up-and-down relationship since the flamboyant adviser left the White House in 2017. At one point, Trump banished Bannon from his inner circle, claiming that he was a source of a critical book about the president, but Bannon still worked as a prominent backer of Trump's 2020 reelection campaign.
9.rapper Bill Kapri, also known as Kodak Black. The president commuted a 46-month sentence for lying on a background check related to a gun purchase.
10.Robert Zangrillo, a Miami real estate developer who was part of the recent college entrance scandal, received a full pardon. He was accused of conspiring with a college consultant to bribe officials at the University of Southern California to designate his daughter as a recruit to the crew team.
11.Paul Erickson, the former boyfriend of Russian operative Maria Butina, also received a pardon. He was sentenced last year to 84 months in prison on charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
12. Sholam Weiss, convicted in a $450 million mortgage and insurance fraud scheme. He had been sentenced to 835 years after jumping bail. Weiss was captured in Austria in 2000. His case was supported by Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and Trump attorney Jay Sekulow. Weiss had been scheduled for release in 2738.
13.Amy Povah, who received a pardon from Trump after previously having her prison sentence commuted in 2000 by Clinton. Povah, who served nine years of a 24-year sentence in connection with offenses involving Ecstasy, became founder of CAN-Do (Calling for All Non-violent Drug Offenders) Foundation. The pardon record describes her as “a voice for the incarcerated, a champion for criminal justice reform.”
14.Syrita Steib-Martin, also received a full pardon erasing her conviction, at age 19, for using fire during commission of a felony. After serving 10 years, Steib-Martin founded Operation Restoration to help female convicts make the transition out of prison.
15.Lou Hobbs, had his sentence commuted by Trump after serving 24 months of a life term for a nonviolent drug offense.
16.Lavonne Roach, a Lakota Sioux woman who lived through a cycle of abuse and drug addiction that led her to participate in a methamphetamine distribution scheme, according to a summary of her case published by a New York University Law School study that examined clemency candidates who had been passed over in the past.
17.Michael Pelletier, was sentenced to life without parole in 2008 for conspiring to import and distribute marijuana. The NYU study said he used marijuana to cope with the pain and stress of a tractor accident at age 11 that left him paralyzed from the waist down, the study said.
18.Paul Manafort, a Trump campaign manager in 2016 who was convicted of defrauding banks
*19. George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide who admitted lying to the FBI; a
20. Michael Flynn, a retired Army general who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials.
21.Roger Stone just days before he was set to report to prison after he was convicted of lying to Congress and obstructing the Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.
22. Charles Kushner, the father of presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. The elder Kushner has been convicted of preparing false tax returns and witness retaliation.
23. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who had pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds;
24.Chris Collins, R-N.Y., who had pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to commit securities fraud.
25.Todd Boulanger, full pardon of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud
26.Abel Holtz, full pardon of impeding a grand jury investigation
27.Rick Renzi, full pardon to representative from Arizona convicted of extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering and racketeering
28.Kenneth Kurson, full pardon of cyberstalking
29.Casey Urlacher, full pardon of sports betting case
30.Carl Andrews Boggs, full pardon of two counts to corruption
31.James E. Johnson, Jr., full pardon to charges of illegal hunting of wildlife birds
32.Tommaso Buti, full pardon of financial fraud involving his restaurant chain
33.Glen Moss, full pardon of healthcare fraud\
34.Anthony Levandowski, full pardon of stealing trade secrets from Google
35.Aviem Sella, full pardon of espionage
36.Michael Liberty, full pardon of campaign finance violations
37.Greg Reyes, full pardon of securities fraud
38.Jeffrey Alan Conway, full pardon of financial reporting fraud
39.Benedict Olberding, full pardon of bank fraud
40.Eric Wesley Patton, full pardon of making a false statement on a mortgage application
41.Robert William Cawthon, full pardon of making a false statement on a bank loan application
42.Hal Knudson Mergler, full pardon of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of LSD
43.Gary Evan Hendler, full pardon of conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances
44.John Harold Wall, full pardon of aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
45.Steven Samuel Grantham, full pardon of stealing a vehicle
46.Clarence Olin Freeman, full pardon of operating an illegal whiskey still
47.Fred Keith Alford, full pardon of a firearm violation
48.Alex Adjmi, full pardon of financial crime
49.Elliott Broidy, full pardon of conspiracy to serve as an unregistered agent of a foreign principal
50.Douglas Jemal, full pardon of fraud
51.Dr. Scott Harkonen, full pardon of fraud based on a misleading caption in a press release with respect to a treatment for a disease
52.Johnny D. Phillips, Jr., full pardon of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud
53.Dr. Mahmoud Reza Banki, full pardon of monetary violations of Iranian sanctions and making false statements
54.John Nystrom, full pardon of failure to alert authorities to double payments of subcontractors
55.Gregory Jorgensen, Deborah Jorgensen, Martin Jorgensen, full pardons of knowingly selling misbranded beef
56.Jessica Frease, full pardon of converting stolen checks and negotiating them through the bank where she worked as a teller
57.Robert Cannon “Robin” Hayes, full pardon of making a false statement in the course of a Federal investigation
58.Thomas Kenton “Ken” Ford, full pardon of making material misstatements to Federal mining officials
59.Jon Harder, full pardon of misusing investment funds during the real estate crisis
60.Scott Conor Crosby, full pardon of intent to commit a bank robbery
61.Lynn Barney, full pardon of possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, and having previously distributed a small amount of marijuana
62.Joshua J. Smith, full pardon of conspiracy to possess drugs with intent to distribute
63.Dr. Frederick Nahas, full pardon of obstructing justice in a health care investigation
64.David Tamman, full pardon of doctoring financial documents that were the subject of a Federal investigation
65.Dr. Faustino Bernadett, full pardon of failure to report a hospital kickback scheme of which he became aware
66.Paul Erickson, full pardon of attempting to develop a backchannel between the NRA and Russian government
67, 68,69,70,71.Todd Farha, Thaddeus Bereday, William Kale, Paul Behrens, Peter Clay, full pardons false statements to the Florida Medicaid Program
72.David Rowland, full pardon of removing asbestos in elementary school without proper licensing.
73.Randall “Duke” Cunningham, conditional pardon of accepting bribes while he held public office
- Steven Benjamin Floyd, full pardon of one count of bank robbery by extortion
- Joey Hancock, full pardon of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance
- David E. Miller, full pardon of making a false statement to a bank
- James Austin Hayes, full pardon of conspiracy to commit insider trading
- Drew Brownstein, full pardon of insider trading
- Robert Bowker, full pardon of illegally wildlife trafficking 22 snakes owned by Rudy “Cobra King” Komarek to be transported to the Miami Serpentarium
- Amir Khan, full pardon of wire fraud
- Patrick Lee Swisher, full pardon of tax fraud and making false statements
- Robert Sherrill, full pardon of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine
- Dr. Robert S. Corkern, full pardon of Federal program bribery
- David Lamar Clanton, full pardon of making false statements and related charges
- George Gilmore, full pardon of failure to pay payroll taxes and making false statements
- Desiree Perez, full pardon of a conspiracy to distribute narcotics
- Robert “Bob” Zangrillo, full pardon of involvement in the “Varsity Blues” investigation, a high-profile college admissions fraud scandal
- Hillel Nahmad, full pardon of a sports gambling offense
- Brian McSwain, full pardon of a drug crime
- John Duncan Fordham, full pardon of health care fraud
- William “Ed” Henry, full pardon of aiding and abetting the theft of government property
Full list of Trump commuted sentences Jan. 20:
Albert Pirro Jr., a former real estate associate of Trump's, was convicted on conspiracy and tax evasion charges.
- Jaime A. Davidson, commuted sentence of life imprisonment in relation to the murder of an undercover officer
- Bill K. Kapri (Kodak Black), commuted sentence for making a false statement on a Federal document
- Jawad A. Musa, commuted sentence of life imprisonment for a non-violent, drug-related offense
- Adriana Shayota, commuted sentence for conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, commit copyright infringement, and introduce misbranded food into interstate commerce
- Ferrell Damon Scott, commuted sentence for life imprisonment sentence for possession with intent to distribute marijuana
- Jerry Donnell Walden, commuted sentence for intent to distribute cocaine
- Michael Ashley, commuted sentence of bank fraud
- Lou Hobbs, commuted sentence
- Matthew Antoine Canady, commuted sentence for drug-related convictions
- Mario Claiborne, commuted sentence for leading drug related business conspiracy in Chicago
- Rodney Nakia Gibson, commuted sentence for trafficking drugs
- Tom Leroy Whitehurst, commuted sentence for conspiracy to manufacture at least 16.7 kilograms of methamphetamine and possession of numerous firearms
- Monstsho Eugene Vernon, commuted sentence for committing a string of armed bank robberies
- Luis Fernando Sicard, commuted sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime
- DeWayne Phelps, commuted sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
- Isaac Nelson, commuted sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of crack cocaine
- Traie Tavares Kelly, commuted sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and 5 kilograms or more of cocaine
- Javier Gonzales, commuted sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine
- John Knock, commuted sentence for a first-time, non-violent marijuana only offender
- Kenneth Charles Fragoso, commuted sentence for a nonviolent drug offense
- Luis Gonzalez, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Anthony DeJohn, commuted sentence for conspiracy to distribute marijuana
- Corvain Cooper, commuted sentence for non-violent participation in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana
- Way Quoe Long, commuted sentence for non-violent conviction for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana
- Michael Pelletier, commuted sentence for conspiracy to distribute marijuana
- Craig Cesal, commuted sentence for conspiracy to distribute marijuana
- Darrell Frazier, commuted sentence for intent to distribute cocaine
- Lavonne Roach, commuted sentence for non-violent drug charges
- Blanca Virgen, commuted sentence for intent to distribute methamphetamine
- Robert Francis, commuted sentence for non-violent drug conspiracy charges
- Brian Simmons, commuted sentence for non-violent conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana
- Derrick Smith, commuted sentence for distribution of drugs to a companion who passed away
- Raymond Hersman, commuted sentence for distribution of methamphetamine
- David Barren, commuted sentence for non-violent drug conspiracy charge
- James Romans, commuted sentence for involvement in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
- Jonathon Braun, commuted sentence for conspiracy to import marijuana and to commit money laundering
- Michael Harris, commuted sentence for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder
- Kyle Kimoto, commuted sentence for non-violent telemarketing fraud scheme
- Chalana McFarland, commuted sentence of money laundering, bank and wire fraud and other financial crimes
- Eliyahu Weinstein, commuted sentence of real estate investment fraud
- John Estin Davis, commuted sentence for serving as Chief Executive Office of a healthcare company with a financial conflict of interest
- Noah Kleinman, commuted sentence for a non-violent crime to distribute marijuana
- Tena Logan, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- MaryAnne Locke, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- April Coots, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Caroline Yeats, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Jodi Lynn Richter, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Kristina Bohnenkamp, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Mary Roberts, commuted sentence for non-violent drug offense
- Cassandra Ann Kasowski, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Lerna Lea Paulson, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Ann Butler, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Sydney Navarro, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Tara Perry, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- Jon Harder, commuted sentence for misusing investment funds during the real estate crisis
- Chris Young, commuted sentence for role in a drug conspiracy
- Adrianne Miller, commuted sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a list I chemical.
- Kwame Kilpatrick, commuted sentence for racketeering and bribery scheme while he held public office
- Fred “Dave” Clark, commuted sentence for a non-violent drug offense
- William Walters, commuted sentence for insider trading
- James Brian Cruz, commuted sentence for a drug crime
- Shalom Weiss, commuted sentence for racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice
- Salomon Melgen, commuted sentence for healthcare fraud and false statements
- Michael Flynn
- Paul Manafort
- While many of Trump's pardons and commutations went to political allies and high-profile criminals, others were doled out to relatively unknown figures, including some who had backing from justice reform advocates.
