166 Individual Pardons Issued//
$1.5B+ In Criminal Debt Wiped//
20 Corrupt Politicians Pardoned//
1,500 Jan 6th Rioters Freed//
$2.0B+ Victim Restitution Erased//
Public Integrity Section Dismantled//
Pay-To-Pardon: The Official Policy//
166 Individual Pardons Issued//
$1.5B+ In Criminal Debt Wiped//
20 Corrupt Politicians Pardoned//
1,500 Jan 6th Rioters Freed//
$2.0B+ Victim Restitution Erased//
Public Integrity Section Dismantled//
Pay-To-Pardon: The Official Policy//
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166 pardons. $1.5 billion in criminal debt erased. 20 corrupt politicians freed. This is what a president pardoning his way to impunity looks like. We track it. You need to know.

166
Individual Pardons
20
Corrupt Politicians Freed
$1.5B+
Criminal Debt Wiped
1,500
Jan 6th Rioters Freed
$2.0B+
Victim Restitution Erased
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