2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap
In exchange, the Biden administration released an Afghan man convicted on narcotics charges in 2008.
Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons
Trump Commutes Sentence of Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Founder
The move, in effect, validated the far-right leader’s defiant claim that his criminal prosecution was a kind of political persecution.
Trump Grants Broad Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.
In Dueling Pardons, an Intensified Fight Over the Meaning of Jan. 6
President Trump’s grant of clemency to those who assaulted the Capitol in his name four years ago clashed with his predecessor’s decision to shield from retribution those who had sought to hold him to account.
Biden Ends a Half-Century in Public Life on a Somber Note
“We’re not leaving the fight,” he told supporters and members of his staff as he prepared to leave Washington.
Pardoned Biden Family Members Were Targets of Republicans
The relatives who were granted clemency in the final minutes of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency had not been charged with wrongdoing, but some had drawn scrutiny.
Portrait of General Milley Removed Is From Pentagon
The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.
Biden Pardons 5 Members of His Family in Final Minutes in Office
Mr. Biden emphasized that he did not believe his family did anything wrong, but he feared political attacks by Donald J. Trump.
Biden Issues Pre-Emptive Pardons to Guard Against Trump’s Reprisals
President Biden, hours before leaving office, used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted for reprisals by his successor, including Mark A. Milley, Anthony S. Fauci and Liz Cheney.
Biden Pardons Five More People, Including Civil Rights Leader Marcus Garvey
Civil rights leaders and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that he was targeted for his work.