How many people has Donald Trump pardoned?

A presidential pardon is an act of executive clemency that forgives a federal offense (it does not erase history, but it removes legal penalties and restores certain rights). A commutation is different: it reduces or ends a sentence without forgiving the conviction. These two actions are often reported together as “clemency,” so the exact answer depends on whether you mean pardons only or all clemency (pardons + commutations).

Trump’s first term (2017–2021): 144 pardons

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon Attorney publishes “Clemency Statistics,” which includes totals for grants during Trump’s first term. Those official statistics show Trump granted 144 pardons and 94 commutations during that first presidency.

So, pardons-only for the first term = 144.
Total clemency acts (pardons + commutations) for the first term = 238, which matches independent summaries based on DOJ data.

Trump’s second term (starting Jan 20, 2025): at least ~1,500+ pardons

In his second term, the biggest single clemency action happened on January 20, 2025, when Trump issued a proclamation connected to January 6 cases. That proclamation granted broad pardons for a very large group (often described as about 1,500 people) and also included commutations for a smaller set.

Because the January 20, 2025 action alone covered roughly 1,500 people, Trump’s second-term pardons already total around 1,500+, before counting later individual pardons.

Ongoing pardons (proof it’s still increasing)

Trump continues to issue additional pardons after that January 2025 proclamation. For example, on February 13, 2026, Reuters and AP reported he pardoned five former NFL players.

The most honest “total” answer

  • Official, fixed number for Trump’s first term: 144 pardons.
  • Second term: at least ~1,500+ pardons from the Jan. 20, 2025 proclamation alone, plus additional pardons issued since then.

So, across both terms, Trump has issued at least ~1,644+ pardons (144 + ~1,500), and the real number is higher because more pardons have been granted after January 2025.