The Pardon List

Granted full and unconditional pardons to Herrera Velutini, Vázquez and Rossini on January 15, 2026 (amended January 20), shortly before their misdemeanor sentencings. A White House official said pardons go through a review that includes the White House Counsel's Office and the Justice Department.

Received a presidential commutation lifting his 12-year federal sentence, $1.75 million fine, and $15.7 million restitution order. The underlying convictions covered FARA violations, tax evasion, illegal foreign and conduit campaign contributions, and witness tampering. His criminal defense was handled by David Warrington, now Trump's White House counsel (recused from the clemency deliberations per the White House).

Received a full and unconditional presidential pardon, wiping his 2022 federal fraud conviction, the four-year prison term he was appealing, and roughly $676 million in restitution federal prosecutors were seeking. Civil liability is unaffected: Nikola's bankruptcy trustee holds a judgment for more than $100 million against him and continues to pursue collection. Milton and his wife had donated at least $3.2 million in 2024 to Trump-aligned committees and to PACs raising funds for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., captured in a separate action; Milton has said the donations were unrelated to the pardon.

People familiar with her contract at Concord Partners, the company of Herrera's daughter, told the Times they believed she was brought in to help win the pardon. She started there two weeks before it was granted, while a senior adviser to the attorney general. She denies any role, calling any such insinuation false; the Justice Department says she did not speak to anyone about a pardon.

Received a presidential pardon clearing his guilty plea conviction; had been sentenced to six months of home confinement followed by two years of probation.

Received a presidential pardon clearing his guilty plea conviction; had been sentenced to 30 months of probation.

Received a full pardon from President Trump, clearing his federal conviction for enabling money laundering at Binance; had previously served four months in federal prison.

Herrera's lawyer, a former Florida solicitor general who had been on Trump's personal legal team. Negotiated the August 2025 misdemeanor plea and helped with Herrera's plea for clemency.

Received a full presidential pardon for his 2018 conviction in the $60 million tribal-bonds fraud, wiping the one-year-and-one-day sentence and $43.4 million restitution order. Hunter Biden's former business partner and the House Oversight Committee's central 2023 witness against the Biden family — testimony that Trump staff secretary Will Scharf cited as the basis for the pardon.

Paid $1 million for a seat at a MAGA Inc. candlelight dinner at Mar-a-Lago in early April 2025 promising face-to-face access to Trump. Three weeks later, Trump pardoned her son Paul Walczak, wiping his 18-month federal tax-fraud sentence and $4.4 million in restitution. Has hosted at least three Trump campaign fundraisers and attended VIP events at the 2017 and 2025 inaugurations.

Received a presidential pardon clearing his guilty plea conviction; had been sentenced to 12 months of probation and agreed to pay $150,000 in fines.

Gave MAGA Inc. $2.5 million on December 31, 2024 and $1 million on July 22, 2025, while her father, Julio Herrera Velutini, faced federal bribery charges. He was pardoned in January 2026. She later set up Concord Partners, which hired Alina Habba.

Received a presidential commutation, ending the 189-month federal sentence imposed in September 2020 for tribal-bonds fraud and NYSE market manipulation. Testified from federal prison in House Republicans' 2024 Biden impeachment inquiry that the "entire value add" of Hunter Biden was the Biden family name and access to Joe Biden.

Pardoned before sentencing on his August 2025 misdemeanor plea (contribution by a foreign national), which had replaced 2022 felony bribery charges. He had wanted the misdemeanor cleared from his record.

Former FBI agent who had worked as a consultant for Herrera. Charged in 2022, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was pardoned before sentencing.

Received a full pardon, wiping his April 11, 2025 sentence of 18 months in federal prison and roughly $4.4 million in restitution for unpaid payroll taxes (more than $7 million withheld from employees and never remitted, plus more than $10 million total tax loss). His clemency petition explicitly cited his mother's Republican fundraising history as evidence the prosecution had been political payback.

Indirect beneficiary of roughly $1.4 million in total donations from Milton and his wife to "organizations and PACs raising funds for Kennedy" (per WSJ), including the $750,000 MAHA Alliance contribution. Per WSJ, Trump told Milton on the pardon call that "Bobby said great things about him." Now serves as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.

Received a full and unconditional pardon, releasing him from a life sentence imposed in 2015 for his role founding and operating the Silk Road darknet marketplace.

Received a presidential pardon clearing his guilty plea conviction; had been sentenced to 18 months of probation.

Received a sweeping federal pardon covering any federal exposure for conduct related to election integrity from 2020-2021. Convicted in 2024 on Colorado state charges for the 2021 Mesa County voting-machine breach in pursuit of "stop the steal" evidence; remains in state prison serving a nine-year sentence the federal pardon cannot reach.

Former governor of Puerto Rico, charged in 2022 with taking part in the bribery scheme. Pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was pardoned before sentencing.

Hosted the $1-million-per-head candlelight dinner at Mar-a-Lago and collected Fago's ticket revenue. MAGA Inc. is the pro-Trump super PAC raising unlimited funds for Trump-aligned political activity.

Received the $900,000 conduit donation that federal prosecutors later identified as illegally disguising its true source. The 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee funded Trump's January 20, 2017 inauguration and related events.

Championed the 'Free Ross' cause as a top political priority and mobilized Libertarian activists in support of Trump, contributing to political pressure that preceded the pardon.

Super PAC that was the principal outside-money vehicle backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 presidential campaign. Received $750,000 from Milton on September 18, 2024, after Kennedy had dropped out and endorsed Trump.

Received $284,500 from Milton in three tranches on October 10, 2024 ($123,900 + $119,300 + $41,300). Milton separately contributed $10,000 each to the Republican parties of 44 states on the same day, totaling $440,000 in state-party giving (not itemized as separate organizations on this site).

Trump 2024 joint fundraising committee; received more than $1.8 million from Milton and his wife, including a single $920,000 contribution on October 10, 2024.