Updated March 25, 2026 Corruption & Self-Dealing
Major Abuse of Power Ongoing
Systematic Pardons of Political Allies and Financial Criminals — $1.3 Billion in Victim Restitution Erased
A systematic pattern of pardons benefiting political allies, donors, and financial criminals. Over half of 88 clemency grants went to white-collar offenders, erasing $1.3 billion in victim restitution. Twenty corrupt politicians were pardoned. The DOJ's Public Integrity Section — responsible for investigating corruption — has been largely dismantled, and the head of the Pardon Attorney's office was fired and replaced with a political loyalist.