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Trump and Biden add to long, strange history of presidential pardons

The history of executive clemency is also marked by examples that have slipped from memory despite being just as debatable or, in some cases, quirky.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Trump signed a range of executive orders pertaining to issues including crypto currency, Artificial Intelligence, and clemency for anti-abortion activists. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Trump signed a range of executive orders pertaining to issues including crypto currency, Artificial Intelligence, and clemency for anti-abortion activists. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)
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The history of executive clemency is also marked by examples that have slipped from memory despite being just as debatable.

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