Federal clemency record
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States · Democratic · January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017
Overview
Barack Hussein Obama II served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017, representing the Democratic Party. During his two-term presidency, Obama granted 212 pardons and 1,715 commutations, primarily in his final year in office, making him among the presidents most active in exercising clemency power. His clemency grants included high-profile commutations for Chelsea Manning and Oscar López Rivera, as well as a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson.
Clemency record
1853 grants signed.
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Commutation · January 19, 2017
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine
Commutation · January 19, 2017
Possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture after a conviction for felony drug offense
Commutation · January 19, 2017
Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a quantity of cocaine and cocaine base within 1,000 feet of a school
Commutation · January 19, 2017
Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
Commutation · January 19, 2017
Carrying or possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine