Chilling list of every US criminal who has asked Donald Trump for a presidential pardon

After issuing clemency to 143 individuals backmost successful 2021, Donald Trump has been inundated with requests from disgraced politicians, Netflix stars and rappers arsenic helium heads to the White House

When Donald Trump was elected president helium was awarded plentifulness much powers than the mean man, and 1 of those is being capable to pardon criminals for their crime.

The Republican has a past of doing this, including successful his last moments arsenic president successful January 2021 helium granted clemency to 143 individuals. Some celebrities, including his erstwhile adjutant Steve Bannon and rapper Lil Wayne were among those pardoned.

Now, 4 years connected and his ain felony conviction, the 78-year-old volition soon instrumentality to the White House to respective convicts pleading with him to amusement them the aforesaid grace helium did others. A president tin contented pardons - which means to region a punishment aft a tribunal determination - and commutations, which is simply a simplification successful punishment, but they tin lone bash this for national convictions and not authorities crimes.

It's been revealed a big of people, ranging from disgraced politicians, rioters connected January 6 and TV stars person already been begging Trump for a pardon. Posting connected Truth Social successful March, the president-elect vowed 1 of his archetypal acts would beryllium to escaped those who rioted for being "wrongfully imprisoned". He's repeatedly promised to pardon those progressive successful the convulsive riots connected the Capitol gathering successful Washington, D.C., successful an effort to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.

Joseph Biggs, 1 of the 4 Proud Boys leaders, is 1 antheral presently serving a priston condemnation hoping to beryllium shown immoderate lenience. He was recovered blameworthy of seditious conspiracy past twelvemonth and was 1 of 70 members of the far-right extremist radical who were charged for participating successful the violence, the Independent reports.

Last week Biggs’ lawyer Norm Pattis said: “These are divisive times. The divisions were acute successful 2020, erstwhile millions believed the predetermination was stolen and turned retired to marque definite electoral integrity was preserved. Suspicions and bitterness astir the predetermination lingers to this day. A pardon of Mr. Biggs volition assistance adjacent that coiled and inspires assurance successful the future."

The infamous Tiger King Netflix prima Joe Exotic is besides connected the database of radical hoping to beryllium released. Writing Trump a missive from Fort Worth's Federal Medical Centre, helium said: "A batch of radical went to bat for you successful 2021 who person been surviving successful hellhole ever since then. Everyone hopes you support the promises you made during your campaign, which see pardoning everyone sooner than aboriginal successful January 2025.”

Exotic, existent sanction Joe Allen Maldonado, was sentenced to 21 years successful situation for a murder-for-hire crippled against arch-enemy Carole Basking and charges of carnal abuse. The 61-year-old utilized to ain exotic animals, including tigers, and asked the soon-to-be president if helium tin beryllium hired arsenic the Federal Fish and Wildlife director. He added: “It is clip to bring immoderate honesty to this section due to the fact that the erstwhile director, Dan Ash, lone looked retired for himself and his presumption wrong the Association of Zoos and Aquariums."

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Househoulder volition beryllium hoping to person a pardon from Trump aft being recovered blameworthy of starring a racketeering conspiracy which progressive pocketing $60million successful bribes successful transportation with FirstEnergy Corp.

Speaking astir his client, who is lone 16 months into a 20 twelvemonth sentence, lawyer Scott Pullins said: "Larry has a agelong past with Donald Trump. I deliberation he’ll beryllium peculiarly receptive to this clemency request. We are pursuing each ineligible avenues to bring Speaker Householder home.”

TV mates Todd and Julie Chrisley changeable from fame to misery successful conscionable nether a decennary aft being recovered blameworthy of conspiring to defraud assemblage banks retired of much than $30million successful fraudulent loans. The couple, some 51, who appeared successful 2014 bid Chrisley Knows Best are some serving a combined 19-year sentence.

Father-of-five Todd was ecstatic to perceive of a 2nd Trump administration. A subordinate adjacent to the household told MailOnline: "Todd is jumping for joyousness successful situation and is truthful optimistic that helium volition beryllium capable to locomotion retired of determination erstwhile Trump takes office.

Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black were connected Trump’s clemency database successful 2021 — and present Torrence Hatch, a.k.a. "Boosie Badazz" oregon "Boosie" made a nationalist entreaty to the Republican president. Hatch, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was arrested during a postulation halt for possession of a firearm, soon earlier helium was owed to execute successful San Diego, California.

While the archetypal lawsuit was dismissed connected July 12, caller charges brought against him successful July 19 connected the archetypal case, and included a 2nd complaint of cause dealing. Writing connected X earlier this month, helium said: "CAN U PARDON ME ON MY FED CASE? I’m a NON VIOLENT FELON.” Hatch had antecedently served clip successful situation aft 2009 felony convictions for weapon and cause charges.