Trump Pardons Archives

Most Disapprove of Trump’s Recent Pardons

December 15, 2025 Buck Banks

66%

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds 66% of Americans disapprove and 15% approve of the pardon of Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his wife, who had been charged with accepting $600,000 in bribes. And 66% disapprove and 13% approve of the pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to 45 years in prison.

Rose Patio Turkey Pardon

November 26, 2025 Buck Banks

Americans will eat 46 million turkeys this Thanksgiving Day,
But for two special birds it will be just another farm day.
Trump gave Gobble and Waddle a pardon
At a ceremony on the Patio Garden.
It’s odd the prodigious pardoner would pardon turkeys, ’cause turkeys don’t pay.

Loomer Warns Trump Not to Pardon Maxwell

October 8, 2025 Buck Banks

“Do not do it. I repeat. Do not do it. There will be no coming back from that. I repeat again. For the love of God. Do Not Do It.”

— Laura Loomer, on X, warning President Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell.

Trump Pardons Cost U.S. $1.6 Billion

July 7, 2025 Buck Banks

$1.6 billion

President Trump’s pardons and commutations have cost more than $100 million in fines owed to the federal government and another $1.5 billion in restitution to victims, Forbes reports.

Trump’s Pardons Cost U.S. $1 Billion

May 2, 2025 Buck Banks

$1 billion

“Liz Oyer, the Justice Department’s recently fired pardon attorney, made a staggering claim on social media this week: President Donald Trump’s pardons of people convicted of white-collar crimes have cost Americans $1 billion,” the Washington Post reports. “She arrived at the number by adding up all the money that people who were pardoned allegedly owed in restitution, based on how much they were convicted of stealing.”

Patriotism Is Loyalty to the Country and Consitution, Not Trump

January 26, 2025 Buck Banks

“Patriotism is loyalty to country and loyalty to the Constitution – not loyalty to a single head of state. No stroke of a pen and no proclamation can alter the facts of what took place on January 6, 2021. When others in the public eye are not willing to risk their own power or popularity by calling out lies when they hear them, the record of the proceedings in this courthouse will be available to those who seek the truth.”

–U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, in reluctantly dismissing a case against a Jan. 6 defendant.

Trump’s Pardons of Insurrectionists Highly Unpopular

January 22, 2025 Buck Banks

58%

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 58% of Americans are not in favor of President Trump pardoning all of the people who were convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol just over four years ago.

Recruiting a New Gang

January 19, 2021 Buck Banks

Trump’s four years were no walk in the rose garden,
And as he slinks into history, few are feeling maudlin.
No, it’s a day for the odds-makers,
Who are finding plenty of takers
To bet on which and how many criminals he’ll pardon.

Trump Expected to Bestow 100 Pardons on Last Day in Office

January 19, 2021 Buck Banks

100

President Trump is preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on his final full day in office Tuesday, a major batch of clemency actions that includes white collar criminals, high-profile rappers and others but — as of now — is not expected to include Trump himself, CNN reports.

Trump Considering Pre-Emptive Pardons for Friends and Family

December 4, 2020 Buck Banks

20

“President Trump is considering preemptively pardoning as many as 20 aides and associates before leaving office, frustrating Republicans who believe offering legal reprieves to his friends and family members could backfire,” Politico reports.

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Most Disapprove of Trump’s Recent Pardons

66%

Rose Patio Turkey Pardon

Loomer Warns Trump Not to Pardon Maxwell

“Do not do it. I repeat. Do not do it. There will be no coming back from that. I repeat again. For the love of God. Do Not Do It.”

— Laura Loomer, on X, warning President Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell.

Trump Pardons Cost U.S. $1.6 Billion

$1.6 billion

President Trump’s pardons and commutations have cost more than $100 million in fines owed to the federal government and another $1.5 billion in restitution to victims, Forbes reports.

Trump’s Pardons Cost U.S. $1 Billion

$1 billion

Patriotism Is Loyalty to the Country and Consitution, Not Trump

–U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, in reluctantly dismissing a case against a Jan. 6 defendant.

Trump’s Pardons of Insurrectionists Highly Unpopular

58%

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 58% of Americans are not in favor of President Trump pardoning all of the people who were convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol just over four years ago.

Recruiting a New Gang

Trump Expected to Bestow 100 Pardons on Last Day in Office

100

President Trump is preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on his final full day in office Tuesday, a major batch of clemency actions that includes white collar criminals, high-profile rappers and others but — as of now — is not expected to include Trump himself, CNN reports.

Trump Considering Pre-Emptive Pardons for Friends and Family

20

“President Trump is considering preemptively pardoning as many as 20 aides and associates before leaving office, frustrating Republicans who believe offering legal reprieves to his friends and family members could backfire,” Politico reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Many of our former strengths, based on our close ties to America, have become weaknesses.”

— Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, quoted by the Associated Press.

— Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), on Benny Johnson’s podcast.

— Pew Research

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$250 million

FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine on Monday, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included “false and obviously fabricated” claims, CBS News reports.

$50 billion

“The world has lost over $50 billion worth of crude oil that has not been produced since the Iran ?war began nearly 50 days ago and the aftershock of the crisis will be felt for months and even years to come,” Reuters reports.

42%

A new Gallup poll finds 42% of young men saying religion is very important to them, up sharply from 28% in 2022-2023. By contrast, during this period, young women’s attachment to religion has held steady at about 30%.

+50%

US business adoption of AI crosses 50% for the first time in March, according to Ramp AI Index; Anthropic goes from 7% to 30% market share year-over-year, nearly equal to OpenAI (35%).

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