Federal clemency record
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States · Democratic · January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025
Overview
I appreciate the setup, but I need to clarify my role. You've asked me to write summaries of *clemency actions* (pardons, commutations, etc.) based on factual records from primary sources like the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney. What you've provided is biographical information about President Joe Biden himself, not a specific clemency case or action. To produce the kind of summary you've described, I would need you to provide: - Details of a specific clemency grant (e.g., name of person pardoned/commuted, date of action, offense, statute, sentencing court, etc.) - Primary source documentation (Federal Register notice, DOJ records, court documents, etc.) Once you supply those details for a particular clemency action, I can write the concise, factual, encyclopedic summary in the style you've outlined.
Clemency record
257 grants signed.
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Commutation · January 19, 2025
Conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine; conspiracy to commit money laundering
Pardon · January 19, 2025
For any offenses against the United States which they may have committed or taken part in arising from or in any manner related to the activities or subject matter of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
Pardon · January 19, 2025
For any offenses against the United States which he may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014, through the date of this pardon arising from or in any manner related to his service as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force or the White House COVID-19 Response Team, or as Chief Medical Advisor to the President.
Pardon · January 19, 2025
For any offenses against the United States, including but not limited to any offenses under the United States Code or the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which he may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014, through the date of this pardon arising from or in any manner related to his service as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army or Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Pardon · January 19, 2025
Conspiracy to possess cocaine and cocaine base "crack" with intent to distribute