Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has utilized pardons and commutations to address what he has deemed injustices dealt by the justice system.

A pardon essentially forgives a crime and its consequences — a conviction is wiped from the person’s criminal record, and they no longer have to serve a sentence for it. Conversely, a commutation reduces the sentence but doesn’t exonerate the person of a crime.

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In the months since he took back the White House in January, Trump has conducted multiple sweeping clemency actions, granting pardons

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