Federal clemency record
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States · Democratic · January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001
Overview
William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, served as a Democrat from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. During his presidency, Clinton exercised the clemency power granted to the chief executive under Article II of the Constitution, issuing pardons and commutations to federal offenders. Clinton's clemency actions, particularly those granted in the final hours of his presidency, generated substantial controversy and subsequent investigation by federal authorities.
Clemency record
413 grants signed.
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Pardon · January 20, 2001
Conspiracy and wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2; 371, 1343
Pardon · January 20, 2001
Bank fraud, false statements on a loan application; 18 U.S.C. §§ 152, 1014
Pardon · January 20, 2001
Distribution of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Pardon · January 20, 2001
Conspiracy to effectuate the escape of a federal prisoner, 18 U.S.C. § 371
Pardon · January 20, 2001
Issuing worthless checks, 18 U.S.C. §§ 7 and 13